Mindfulness moderates the relationship between aggression and Antisocial Personality Disorder traits: Preliminary investigation with an offender sample

Poor mentalizating has been described as a characteristic of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), along with the well-established role of aggressiveness. In the current study, we tested this hypothesis focusing on a specific aspect of mentalization (i.e., mindfulness).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - August 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Patrizia Velotti, Carlo Garofalo, Mario D’Aguanno, Chiara Petrocchi, Raffaele Popolo, Giampaolo Salvatore, Giancarlo Dimaggio Source Type: research