Age at onset of substance abuse:: A crucial covariate of psychopathic traits and aggression in adult offenders
Age at onset of substance abuse:: A crucial covariate of psychopathic traits and aggression in adult offenders
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychres.2006.12.020
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发表时间：
2007-10-31
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Anckarsater, Henrik
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作者：
Gustavson, Christina;Stahlberg, Ola;Anckarsater, Henrik
为了研究药物滥用发作时的年龄与其他与犯罪行为相关的因素之间的关系，我们比较了100名早期（18岁之前）与晚期滥用或依赖的暴力罪犯的攻击性生活史（LHA）评分、精神病症状（根据精神病检查表修订版（PCL-R））和暴力累犯。在56例有酒精和/或药物滥用史的受试者中，31例确定为早发性。滥用的持续时间与LHA和PCL-R评分或暴力累犯无关，但发病年龄与所有这些因素密切相关，并且在多变量模型中也保持最强的相关性，包括儿童期发作的注意力缺陷/多动障碍，品行障碍和药物滥用作为协变量。与侵略性，精神病和累犯的强有力的数学联系指出，药物滥用开始时的年龄是可能的并发症的标志，需要预防性的社会，教育和医疗措施。(C)2007爱思唯尔爱尔兰有限公司保留所有权利。
To examine age at onset of substance abuse in relation to other factors of relevance to criminal behavior, we compared Life History of Aggression (LHA) scores, traits of psychopathy according to the Psychopathy Checklist - Revised (PCL-R), and violent recidivism in 100 violent offenders with early (before the age of 18) versus late onset of abuse or dependence. Of 56 subjects with a history of alcohol and/or drug abuse, an early onset was ascertained in 31. The duration of abuse did not correlate with the LHA and PCL-R scores or with violent recidivism, but the age at onset correlated strongly with all these factors and also remained their strongest correlate in multivariate models including childhood-onset attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and drug abuse as covariates. Strong mathematical associations with aggression, psychopathy, and recidivism pointed to age at onset of substance abuse as a marker of possible complications that require preventive social, educational and medical measures. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.