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particular, the diagnostic criteria for
antisocial personality disorderAntisocial Personality Disorder: Its Definition and its
Regression weights for histrionic dropped from 0.06 to 0.05 and that of
antisocial personality disorder from 0.10 to 0.08.
The most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) states that the "essential feature of
antisocial personality disorder is a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood." (p.
One such factor of a high potential for recidivism is the presence of
antisocial personality disorder. The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) defines
antisocial personality disorder as a "pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15." (47) This disregard for the rights of others is indicated by the failure to conform to social norms, deceitfulness, impulsivity, irritability, aggressiveness, reckless disregard for safety of others and of self, consistent irresponsibility, and lack of remorse.
Men were diagnosed more frequently with antisocial features and
antisocial personality disorder (Loinaz, Ortiz-Tallo, & Ferragut, 2012; Loinaz, Ortiz-Tallo, Sanchez, & Ferragut, 2011).
A psychiatric condition that is highly prevalent in individuals with substance use disorders and pathological gambling, and also linked to impulsive behaviors, is
antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) (APA 2000).
Because of the wide impact on public safety or the economic well-being than other personality disorders, research has been done on
antisocial personality disorder [15].