@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the link between personality disorder and criminality in a community sample",
journal="Journal of personality disorders",
year="2008",
author="Howard, Richard C. and Huband, Nick and Duggan, Conor and Mannion, Aisling",
volume="22",
number="6",
pages="589-603",
abstract="This study sought to identify, among a sample of 224 community residents with DSM-diagnosed personality disorder (PD), those personality and criminal history features associated with a combination of antisocial and borderline PDs (APD/BPD). After identifying first- and higher-order factors through factor analysis of IPDE item scores, forensic history and personality correlates of the identified higher-order factors were identified using regression analysis. Those having APD/BPD were more likely than the remainder to have received a conviction for violence and a custodial sentence. They showed higher trait anger and impulsivity and a greater history of aggression, and scored significantly higher on a higher-order&quot;psychopathy&quot;factor. In contrast, anankastic traits were inversely related to criminal history variables. It is concluded that APD/BPD represents a particularly criminogenic blend of traits likely to be overrepresented in high-secure forensic samples, and underrepresented in community PD samples. Future research should address the mechanisms through which PDs are related to criminality.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-579X",
doi="10.1521/pedi.2008.22.6.589",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2008.22.6.589"
}