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Criminal Psychopaths showed reduced activation in brain when processing emotional facial expressions
A new study has found that there are biological brain differences among criminal psychopaths, compared with normal people, when they process facial emotion.
Dec 1, 2006 - 4:30:02 PM
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Sleep Apnea Treatment Curbs Aggression in Sex Offenders
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 20% of men in western cultures, 5% of whom experience significant physical symptoms. A study published in Journal of Forensic Sciences finds that sex offenders who suffer from OSA experience more harmful psychological symptoms than do sex offenders with normal sleep patterns.
Nov 17, 2006 - 1:35:37 PM
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Adding Scientific Insight to Loaded Label of 'Psychopath'
For most people on the planet, the term "psychopath" evokes thoughts of violence and bloodshed - and evil of the darkest kind. But during 25 years, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has built a body of work that may help temper such deeply ingrained perceptions.
Jul 4, 2006 - 1:51:37 AM
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Religion Helps Reduce Negative Prison Behaviors
A new study in the December issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion finds that the practice of religion in prison reduces the likelihood of arguments and physical fights among inmates. It is the first study of religion and prison behavior using a random sample survey of inmates at a large prison facility.
Dec 2, 2005 - 7:25:38 PM
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Antisocial Behaviour Associated With Gene Variant
For children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), possessing a variant of a gene involved in brain signaling may predict antisocial behavior and increase susceptibility to the effects of lower birth weight, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Nov 8, 2005 - 5:40:38 PM
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Simple screening tool enables prison officers to identify prisoners with severe mental illness
A new screening tool has been developed that shows promise for the identification of prisoners with severe mental illness by prison officers.
Sep 2, 2005 - 2:30:38 AM
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Dads behind bars see Prison as a chance to Think
Dads behind bars see prison as a chance to think about the needs of their children and an opportunity to re-bond with them.
Mar 31, 2005 - 9:05:38 PM
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Poor Educational Outcomes are linked to Youth Offending
Youngsters who commit crime are more likely to have problems at school and to have missed weeks of teaching because they were excluded.
Mar 31, 2005 - 9:05:38 PM
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