Preventing Antisocial Personality Disorder

Published date01 December 2001
Date01 December 2001
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1177/026455050104800413
Subject MatterArticles
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Stephen Hughes and Jonathan Breeze.
to be key factors in the development of
although it is probable that DPSD
at the figures over a longer period, there
Published by the Joseph Rowntree
ASPD. Adults with ASPD have often
researchers will be under pressure to
was a significant increase in the use of
Foundation, York Publishing Senes Ltd.
experienced severe neglect or abuse and
produce reasonably quick answers.
cocaine between 1994 and 1998 (from 1%
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are likely to have had parent figures with
Consequently, in addition to legal and
to 5% for use in the last year), with little
psychiatric problems themselves.
ethical questions, these findings must raise
significant change since then. This at least
Andrea Haith
However, these factors are not unique to
serious doubts about whether the research
suggests that the rate of increase in
Probation Officer,
ASPD.
implications of the proposed new DSPD
cocaine use may be slowing down. Most
Humberside
legislation represent an effective use of
encouraging is the declining rate of overall
Interventions – Multiple interventions at
resources.
drug use amongst the 16-19 year olds and
various points may be required to
the continuing very low levels of heroin
Preventing Anti-
overcome the problems of those at highest
Intervening to Prevent Anti-social
use across all age groups.
risk, progressing from broad community
Personality Disorder: A Scoping Review
social Personality
interventions to more intensive and
(2001), by Patricia Moran and Ann
Analysis of differences in drug use
person-specific ones.
Hagell, Home Office Research Study
across ethnic categories reveals some very
Disorder
225.
interesting results which warrant further
Identification of High Risk Adolescents
research and practice responses. There has
How can anti-social personality disorder
“Not surprisingly, given the problems with
been a marked decline in use of a range of
(ASPD) be defined, measured, identified,
...

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