Psychopathy

Abstract

During the past years the conceptual design “Psychopathy” has been specified for childhood and adolescence. It offers the chance to describe and classify extreme forms of aggressive-dissocial behavior. Phenotypes, prevalence rates, and follow-up-studies have lead to an increased significance for clinical practice. Acceptance of conceptual design and research activities are intensified due to discussion of inclusion of this subgroup in the DSM-V.