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Autismus oder „Psychopathy“?

Literaturübersicht und Kasuistik

verfasst von: Jens Roberz, Gerd Lehmkuhl, Kathrin Sevecke

Erschienen in: Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie | Ausgabe 4/2013

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Zusammenfassung

Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen und die Psychopathy gemäß dem Konzept von Hare gehen mit einem ausgeprägten Empathiedefizit einher. Empathiedefizite von Patienten mit Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen und Empathiedefizite bei Personen mit Persönlichkeitszügen der Psychopathy scheinen sich jedoch zu unterscheiden. Einige Autoren beschreiben ein komorbides Auftreten von Persönlichkeitszügen der Psychopathy bei Personen, die an Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen leiden. Der nachfolgende Beitrag versucht, sich diesem differenzialdiagnostischen Problem anhand einer Literaturübersicht und Kasuistik zu nähern. Hierfür wird ausführlich die Fallgeschichte eines 17-jährigen Jugendlichen in Bezug zum Konstrukt Psychopathy bzw. Autismus diskutiert.
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Metadaten
Titel
Autismus oder „Psychopathy“?
Literaturübersicht und Kasuistik
verfasst von
Jens Roberz
Gerd Lehmkuhl
Kathrin Sevecke
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2013
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie / Ausgabe 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1862-7072
Elektronische ISSN: 1862-7080
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11757-013-0232-5

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