Recognition of facial emotions, their reinforcement values and related approach and avoidance behavior in psychopathy.

Recognition of facial emotions, their reinforcement values and related approach and avoidance behavior in psychopathy. - Facial emotions and emotional learning in psychopathy.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32319

Enrollment

Registered

2008-09-10

Start date

2008-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

Psychopathy

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Patients sentenced for commission of serious crime(s) - Patients meeting the DSM-IV criteria for antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) scoring below 26 on the Psychopathy Check List Revised (PCL-R) - Patients scoring => 26 on the PCL-R (meeting criteria for psychopathy)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - DSM-IV Axis I disorder - DSM-IV Axis II disorder - Somatic disorders - Pre-test use of drugs and substances

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Part 1 facial recognition task: behavioral data and eyetracking data Part 2 approach/ avoidance taak: behavioral data Part 3 learning task:behavioral data and the rERN, fERN, and Pe as a psychophysiological response to error or negative feedback.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mini Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI): assessment of DSM-IV Axis 1 disorder SCID-II: assessment of DSM-IV Axis II disorder PCL-R: Checklist designed to measure levels of Psychopathy PPI: self-report assessment of psychopathy STAI/ STAXI: self-report measures of state and trait anger and anxiety	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results