Abstract
Like alcoholism and schizophrenia, antisocial personality, or sociopathy, has a significant genetic component, albeit associated with major environmental influences. Diagnostic criteria, chief among them early onset, are helpful - but not necessarily predictive - in distinguishing the true sociopath from the criminal with no personality disorder. Characteristic medical problems associated with sociopathy are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 97-106 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Hospital Practice |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1978 |