Items are rated using the PCL-R Rating Booklet, and the QuikScoreTMForm obtains scores and profile results. Expanded for use with offenders in several countries, the PCL-R has become the international standard for the assessment of psychopathy. Validation data are provided for use of the PCL-R 2nd Edition with male and female offenders, substance abusers, sex offenders, African-American offenders, and forensic psychiatric clients.
PCL R TEST ONLINE MANUAL
The manual provides item descriptions, scoring procedures, extensive reliability and validity information, and normative data. Scoring is based on the degree to which a person’s personality/behaviour matches the Rating Booklet items. Ratings are made using a semi-structured interview and a review of collateral information. The PCL-R 2nd Edition is highly reliable and has impressive concurrent, predictive, and construct validity. The Total score can be interpreted dimensionally in terms of degree of match to the prototypical psychopath, or it can be used categorically to help identify/diagnose psychopaths. As in the original version, the PCL-R: 2nd Edition provides a Total score that is the most important score for the overall assessment of psychopathy. It provides complete coverage of the domain of psychopathic traits and behaviours. The tool assesses psychopathic personality disorders in forensic populations. The revisions draw upon the large numbers of articles, reports, presentations, and dissertations that have appeared since the original publication in 1991. With it, you will findįorensic assessments of psychopathy to be systematic and based on ironclad data and research. The 2nd Edition of the PCL-RTM supplants its predecessor as the mandatory tool for assessing psychopathy. Administration Time Structured interview: 90 – 120 minutesĪdministration Type: Structured Interview, Clinician-completedĪssesses psychopathic (antisocial) personality disorders.
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