New for the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Personality, Personality Disorder and Risk of Violence takes an evidence-based look at personality traits and types of psychological functioning that may contribute to personality disorder and violence, and makes links between the two.

About the Editors vii List of Contributors ix Series Editors' Preface xiii Preface xvii INTRODUCTION 1 1 Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence: An Introduction 3Mary McMurran, University of Nottingham, UK 2 The 'Functional Link' Between Personality Disorder and Violence: A Critical Appraisal 19Conor Duggan and Richard Howard, University of Nottingham, UK PART I TRAITS 39 3 A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Childhood Impulsiveness and Later Violence 41Darrick Jolliffe, University of Leicester, UK and David P Farrington, University of Cambridge, UK 4 The 'Big Five': Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness as an Organisational Scheme for Thinking About Aggression and Violence 63Vincent Egan, School of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK 5 Narcissism 85Caroline Logan, Ashworth Hospital, UK 6 Subtypes of Psychopath 113Ronald Blackburn, University of Liverpool, UK 7 Antisocial Personality Disorder 133Stephane A De Brito and Sheilagh Hodgins, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK PART II AFFECT 155 8 The Neurobiology of Affective Dyscontrol: Implications for Understanding 'Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder' 157Rick Howard, University of Nottingham, UK 9 The Processing of Emotional Expression Information in Individuals with Psychopathy 175R. James R. Blair, National Institute of Mental Health, USA 10 Angry Affect, Aggression and Personality Disorder 191Kevin Howells, University of Nottingham, UK 11 Attachment Difficulties 213Anthony R. Beech and Ian J. Mitchell, University of Birmingham, UK 12 Empathy and Offending Behavior 229William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall and Geris A. Serran, Rockwood Psychological Services, Canada PART III COGNITION 245 13 Psychopathic Violence: A Cognitive-Attention Perspective 247Jennifer E. Vitale, Hampden-Sydney College, USA and Joseph P. Newman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 14 Social Problem Solving, Personality Disorder and Violence 265Mary McMurran, University of Nottingham, UK 15 Criminal Thinking 281Glenn D. Walters, Federal Correctional Institution-Schuylkill, USA CONCLUSION 297 16 Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence: Implications For Future Research and Practice 299Mary McMurran and Richard Howard, University of Nottingham, UK Index 313

'The role of personality disorder in violence remains one of the key concerns in modern forensic practice. The editors are to be congratulated for having created this excellent volume bringing together leading scholars and practitioners in the field. The result is a volume that is scientifically robust yet clinically relevant; a comprehensive volume that has much for both the researcher and the clinician. It is not merely focused on the usual suspect - psychopathy - but provides a much broader perspective by formulating the causal processes underpinned by problems in attachment, empathy and cognition. A must -read for those who work with offenders.' - David J Cooke 'This book makes a timely and important contribution to the field of forensic psychology, exploring the relationship between personality disorder, traits, cognition and affect and antisocial and criminal behaviour. The internationally respected authors are expert sin their fields. Finding constructive approaches that reduce offending behaviours is in everyone's interest.' - Professor Kate Davidson New in the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology, Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence takes an evidence-based look at personality traits and types of psychological functioning that may contribute to personality disorder and violence, and the connections that lie between them. Each chapter tackles a specific area of personality or psychological functioning and is theoretically based, including a developmental perspective, discussion of what should be assessed for gauging risk and evaluating risk reduction, and an outline of effective treatments. Personality traits covered include impulsivity, aggressiveness, narcissism, and The Big Five (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness). Psychological functioning analysis includes neuroaffective processing, emotion recognition and empathy deficits. The book concludes with implications for research and practice.