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2005.07.17.

Professor David J Cooke
One-day introductory workshop on psychopathy

Morning (Professor David J Cooke)
I will examine the development of the construct of psychopathy and discuss why it is relevant to those working within criminal-justice settings. I will emphasise the importance of the construct, both in relation to risk assessment, and in relation to treatment interfering behaviours. I will use video tape extracts to illustrate the key features of the disorder. I will discuss some of the procedures that can be used to collect information to form a diagnosis: in particular, I will describe interviewing strategies and methods of file review.

Afternoon (Dr. Henrik Andershed)
I will present developmental theories of psychopathy and research about causal background and risk factors. I will also present and discuss recent behavior genetic research focused on the relative importance of heritability and environment behind the development of psychopathic personality. I will discuss research extending the construct of psychopathy to youths and explore the usefulness of basic research on psychopathic personality in general population samples. Finally, I will discuss potential protective factors.

Note: This is a brief introductory workshop and is not designed to train people in the use of any particular assessment procedure such as the PCL-R.