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Psychopathic personality is a community problem which merits attention and study on the part of the State hospital psychiatrist.
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The generally accepted concept of psychopathic personality has been reviewed.
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The activities of the mendicancy service in the New York City magistrates' courts have been outlined and its limitations and advantages noted.
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A plea is made for an approach to the problem of the psychopathic personality similar to that used in other problems in medicine, namely, a comprehensive research program.
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Savitt, R.A. An approach to the problem of psychopathic personality. Psych Quar 14, 255–263 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01573182
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