Perinatal and early-life factors associated with stable and unstable trajectories of psychopathic traits across childhood

CONCLUSIONS: These results shed light on the perinatal and early-life factors that are associated with specific pathways of psychopathic traits during childhood and suggest that different factors could be targeted to prevent the exacerbation (v. low and stable levels) or the stability at high levels (v. attenuation) of these traits.PMID:33949301 | DOI:10.1017/S0033291721001586

Source: Psychological Medicine - May 5, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vincent B égin Nathalie M G Fontaine Frank Vitaro Michel Boivin Richard E Tremblay Sylvana M C ôté Source Type: research