Huchzermeier Christian, Geiger Friedemann, Köhler Denis, Bruss Emelie, Godt Nils, Hinrichs Günter, Aldenhoff Josef B
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Niemannsweg 147, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2008 May;15(4):213-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.10.002. Epub 2008 Jan 24.
We investigated possible age differences in the frequency of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), and of psychopathy according to Hare's criteria and its constituent features: In a cross-sectional study 226 male violent offenders, detained in adult or youth custody, were investigated using the Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version (PCL:SV) and the SCID II Interview. Their ages ranged from 18 to 59 years. Total PCL:SV score was negatively correlated with age. ANOVA showed that total PCL scores for three age groups differed significantly. Both effects were due entirely to Factor 2 of the PCL. Factor 1 was not related to age. The frequency of ASPD was also lower among older prisoners. The relationship with age was similar to that of PCL:SV Factor 2. These results point to age-related effects in psychopathy and suggest that different aspects of psychopathy follow different developmental courses. The results of our group comparison suggest that the different subfacets of psychopathy are not stable over time to the same extent. In order to make statements about the course of intraindividual development, however, longitudinal studies would be required.
我们根据哈雷标准及其构成特征,调查了反社会人格障碍(ASPD)和精神病态在发生率上可能存在的年龄差异:在一项横断面研究中,对226名被关押在成人或青少年拘留所的男性暴力罪犯,使用精神病态核查清单筛查版(PCL:SV)和《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》第二版访谈进行了调查。他们的年龄在18岁至59岁之间。PCL:SV总分与年龄呈负相关。方差分析表明,三个年龄组的PCL总分存在显著差异。这两种效应完全归因于PCL的因子2。因子1与年龄无关。老年囚犯中ASPD的发生率也较低。与年龄的关系与PCL:SV因子2相似。这些结果表明了精神病态中与年龄相关的效应,并表明精神病态的不同方面遵循不同的发展过程。我们的组间比较结果表明,精神病态的不同子方面在时间上的稳定性程度不同。然而,为了对个体内部的发展过程进行阐述,还需要进行纵向研究。