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Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Encyclopedia of Adolescence

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Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a maladaptive personality style marked by the violation of the rights of others. It has a long history as a clinical phenomenon but, unlike other personality disorders, ASPD has an age onset criterion that precludes its application to individuals younger than 18. However, new research suggests that the ASPD criteria are useful in identifying severely antisocial adolescents who differ from those with conduct disorder (CD). Although more research is needed on the construct validity of ASPD in adolescents, clinicians could begin using the ASPD criteria to identify adolescents who are most in need of intervention.

Introduction

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) reflects a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others ( American Psychiatric Association 2000). This disorder affects 2–3% of the general population and upward of 60% of prison samples and is associated with a multitude of medical and social...

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  1. Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W. Call Street, 32306-4301, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    Megan Wampler, Amy Mikolajewski & Jeanette Taylor

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Wampler, M., Mikolajewski, A., Taylor, J. (2011). Antisocial Personality Disorder. In: Levesque, R.J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_84

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