Abstract Purpose Psychopathy is a multifaceted disorder of personality that gives rise to distinct profiles of scores across the interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial features of the disorder. The identification of distinct profiles of psychopathic traits is of practical importance as they help to distinguish between patients with distinct areas of risk and need. Methods We used latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify distinct profiles of psychopathic traits in female (N = 357) and male (N = 483) civil psychiatric patients. Results Three latent profiles were identified that appeared similar in women and in men. These profiles were termed Callous Aggressive, Antisocial, and Low psychopathic traits. A fourth profile identified in men was termed Moderate psychopathic traits. These profiles were distinguishable in terms of internalizing and externalizing behaviors, thoughts and attempts at self-harm, violence, and normal range personality traits. Extending current knowledge, we showed that equivalent profiles in women and in men were nonetheless distinguishable in terms of their associated psychological characteristics. Conclusions Our results suggest that areas of risk and need vary between profiles of psychopathic traits, and that interventions should incorporate gender-specific features that account for between-gender variation.

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男性和女性公民精神病患者的精神病变体：麦克阿瑟暴力风险数据集的潜在特征分析

摘要 目的精神病是一种多方面的人格障碍，会导致该障碍在人际关系、情感、生活方式和反社会特征方面的得分不同。识别精神病特征的不同特征具有实际重要性，因为它们有助于区分具有不同风险和需求领域的患者。方法 我们使用潜在特征分析 (LPA) 来识别女性 (N = 357) 和男性 (N = 483) 公民精神病患者的精神病特征的不同特征。结果 确定了在女性和男性中看起来相似的三个潜在特征。这些特征被称为无情攻击性、反社会和低精神病态特征。在男性中确定的第四个特征被称为中度精神病特征。这些概况在自我伤害、暴力和正常范围的人格特征的内化和外化行为、思想和尝试方面是可区分的。扩展目前的知识，我们表明，女性和男性的相同特征在相关的心理特征方面仍然是可区分的。结论我们的结果表明，风险和需求的领域因精神病特征的特征而异，并且干预措施应结合性别特异性特征来解释性别间的差异。