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Antisocial Personality Disorder

 Subject

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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:

9.154 Male, Married, 35-44 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Alcoholism, April 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

Dates: Other: April 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 9

9.179 Male, Single, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, July 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

Dates: Other: July 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 9

9.193 Male, Single, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

Dates: Other: November 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 9

9.196 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Psychopathic personality, May 1944

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

Dates: Other: May 1944
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 9

9.197 Female, Widowed, 55-64 yrs, Psychopathic personality, March 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

Dates: Other: March 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 9

9.238 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Psychopathic personality, December 1944

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

Dates: Other: December 1944
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 9

9.246 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Alcoholism, December 1943

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Questionnaires for persons in Area 9. Indexed.

Dates: Other: December 1943
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 9

16.100 Female, Separated or divorced, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, Dull and backward, February 1947

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

"Soft and defective, immoral, bad character. Not a good type - mother, queer, father, boiler fireman, queer, never gets to the point. This woman got mixed up with [second husband] is now being divorced by her husband."

Dates: Other: February 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

16.108 Male, Married, 25-34 yrs, Psychopathic personality, December 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents "Has also been up for stealing. Once nearly killed a policeman while on a poaching expedition. Farm worker, not a very satisfactory workman. Drinks. One of a large family. A sister went with British Hondurans. Married, one or two children. No public assistance. Nurse doesn't really know him but [male informant] confirms that he is a wrong 'un and promiscuous. Dr confirms a bad temper, not very bright. His mother is the fattest woman in [redacted]."Relatives in survey: Brother...
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

16.111 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Dull and backward, Psychopathic personality, January 1947

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

"Just a prostitute, dull. Husband, a labourer, was in the army, also dull. RC Irish. Children: One or two died early. Daughter died at birth, spina bifida. Again pregnant. Some of them are illegitimate. From Nurse. Dirty. Dr confirms that she is dull but does not know what the children are like. Nurse says the children are not too bad."


Relatives in survey: Son 16.288, mother 16.118

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