Recognition of facial emotions, their reinforcement values and related approach and avoidance behavior in psychopathy.
Completed
- Conditions
- Psychopathy10034726
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32319
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
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
- DSM-IV Axis I disorder
- DSM-IV Axis II disorder
- Somatic disorders
- Pre-test use of drugs and substances
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Part 1 facial recognition task: behavioral data and eyetracking data<br /><br>Part 2 approach/ avoidance taak: behavioral data<br /><br>Part 3 learning task:behavioral data and the rERN, fERN, and Pe as a<br /><br>psychophysiological response to error or negative feedback.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Mini Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI): assessment of DSM-IV Axis 1 disorder<br /><br>SCID-II: assessment of DSM-IV Axis II disorder<br /><br>PCL-R: Checklist designed to measure levels of Psychopathy<br /><br>PPI: self-report assessment of psychopathy<br /><br>STAI/ STAXI: self-report measures of state and trait anger and anxiety</p><br>