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The EEG in antisocial behaviour: a study of posterior temporal slow activity in Special Hospital patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

G. W. Fenton ,
T. G. Tennent ,
P. B. C. Fenwick  and
N. Rattray
G. W. Fenton
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, London, the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and Broadmoor Hospital
T. G. Tennent
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, London, the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and Broadmoor Hospital
P. B. C. Fenwick
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, London, the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and Broadmoor Hospital
N. Rattray
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, London, the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and Broadmoor Hospital
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Sysnopsis

Two samples of Special Hospital patients who had posterior temporal slow wave foci were selected and matched for age, sex, and duration of stay with patients from the same hospital who had normal EEG records. A high prevalence of between 20 and 31% was found. No significant differences were found between the index and control groups with regard to a number of developmental, forensic, psychiatric, behavioural, and psychometric variables. A striking feature was the high average age of almost 30 years of the posterior temporal slow wave patients. This finding suggests that the current maturation defect hypothesis in relation to cerebral function in psychopaths requires revision. The possible role of early social and environmental factors in the genesis of these EEG anomalies is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , May 1974 , pp. 181 - 186
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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