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Antisocial Personality Disorder

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: A personality disorder whose essential feature 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. The individual must be at least age 18 and must have a history of some symptoms of CONDUCT DISORDER before age 15. (From DSM-IV, 1994)

Found in 526 Collections and/or Records:

11.6 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, November 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/10
Scope and Contents

"This woman is a bad type, used to be a prostitute. Goitre. Mother aged over 50, a character. Father, hare lip and cleft palate, speaks very bad, 60+. Husband a general labourer, dermatitis ++. child with cleft palate and harelip - has had a partial repair. Housing: awful, tiny bedroom and a kitchen like a dungeon. Fairly clean."


Relatives in survey: Husband 11.62, sibling, father

Dates: Other: November 1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 11

11.9 Female, Single, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, November 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/10
Scope and Contents

"This woman has two illegitimate children to a married man. Irresponsible but not so bad as her sister. [Male informant] says they are all oversexed. Information from Police Constable. Elder son is at school, OK. Known to NSSPCC."


Relatives in survey: Mother 11.8, sibling 11.7

Dates: Other: November 1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 11

1.22 Male, 35-44 yrs, Psychopathic personality, October 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: October 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 1

1.29 Male, 45-54 yrs, High grade mental defective, Psychopathic personality, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: May 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 1

1.49 Female, 15-24 yrs, Psychopathic personality, April 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: April 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 1

1.50 Male, 35-44 yrs, Psychopathic personality, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: May 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 1

15.6 Male, Married, 35-44 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Physical illness or invalidism, January 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/14
Scope and Contents

"This man has a police record. Has moved about a lot - son has been at 11 schools. He is a ploughman and dairyman. P.C. confirms that this man is a "known thief" - house breaking."


Son in study (15.7)

Dates: Other: January 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 15

1.60 Female, 15-24 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Enuresis, May 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 1.

Dates: Other: May 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 1

16.3 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Psychopathic personality, December 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents "This is a dangerous man, unscrupulous and a twister. Used to work for the solicitor - called himself a lawyer but wasn't. Now is in trouble over a house - he took over the house of a woman who died and sold her furniture - now her heirs are suing him. A dangerous man, at present dealing in second hand cars. Parents dead. Married, wife lived away from him for a long time, but they are together again. Alcoholic? Two children, OK. No Public Assistance. Nurse: A real twister. He is now living...
Dates: Other: December 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 16

16.8 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Psychopathic personality, January 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents

"This man has a smallholding, is a difficult man, obstreperous, always writing letters about his bad road, refuses to bring children to school because of it. They all have a reputation for dishonesty and quarrelling (watering the milk etc.)."


Relatives in survey: Mother [16.7]. Siblings [16.10, 16.11]. Wife [16.12]. Children [16.13, 16.304].

Dates: Other: January 1947
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Social Work / Mental Health Survey / Survey Data / Area 16

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