NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOPATHY:
STUDY ON A SAMPLE OF BELGIAN FORENSIC PATIENTS
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Université de Mons, Faculté de Psychologie et Sciences de l'Education, Belgium
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Centre de Recherche en Défense Sociale, Belgium
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Université de Mons, Faculté de Psychologie et Sciences de l'Education, Belgium
Studies investigating the intelligence construct revealed an association between psychopathy and the Intellectual Quotient (Hampton, Drabick, Steinberg, 2014). To our knowledge, no study has yet measured the intellectual profile of patients with the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (Cooke, Hart & Logan, 2004). Indeed, the CAPP-IRS offers a new perspective with the development of the cognitive aspect. We administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – IV among 20 male adult forensic patients (Wechsler, 2008).
The results will be discussed in light of the international literature on psychopathy.
Résumé en Français
Titre: Psychopathie et intelligence vont-elles de pair ?
La psychopathie est un trouble de la personnalité caractérisé par un comportement antisocial et une absence de remord. Certaines études ont montré que les psychopathes avaient un quotient intellectuel élevé. Notre étude a pour but d’étudier cette relation entre psychopathie et intelligence en analysant le niveau d’intelligence de patients placés en psychiatrie médico-légale.
Samenvatting in het Nederlands:
Titel: Gaan psychopathie en intelligentie samen?
Psychopathie is een persoonlijkheidsstoornis gekenmerkt door antisociaal gedrag en gebrek aan schuldgevoel. Bepaalde studies toonden aan dat psychopaten een hoog intelligentiequotiënt hadden. Onze studie heeft tot doel deze relatie tussen psychopathie en intelligentie te bestuderen, door analyse van het intelligentieniveau van patiënten die in forensische psychiatrische instellingen verblijven.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all clinicians and trainees who helped the realization of this research.
This research was conducted with the support of the Walloon Region.
References
Cooke, D.J., Hart, S.D. & Logan, C. (2004). Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality - Institutional Rating Scale (CAPP-IRS). Unpublished manuscript.
Hampton, A.S., Drabick, D.A. & Steinberg, L. (2014). Does IQ moderate the relation between psychopathy and juvenile offending? 38(1), 23-33.
Wechsler D. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Fourth Edition. Pearson; San Antonio, TX: 2008.
Keywords:
psychopathy,
Intelligence,
Forensic Psychiatry,
Neuropsychology,
CAPP-IRS
Conference:
6th Belgian Brain Congress, MONS, Belgium, 8 Oct - 8 Oct, 2016.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Brain and brain diseases: between heredity and environment
Citation:
Delannoy
D,
Vicenzutto
A,
Pham
T and
Lefebvre
L
(2016). NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOPATHY:
STUDY ON A SAMPLE OF BELGIAN FORENSIC PATIENTS.
Conference Abstract:
6th Belgian Brain Congress.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fnagi.2016.03.00055
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Received:
30 Jun 2016;
Published Online:
08 Jul 2016.
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Correspondence:
Mr. Denis Delannoy, Université de Mons, Faculté de Psychologie et Sciences de l'Education, Mons, Hainaut, 7000, Belgium, denis.delannoy@umons.ac.be