Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 1

Psychopathy - The Polygrapher's Viewpoint

  • Author:
  • Eduardo Pérez-Campos Mayoral1, Eric Martínez2a,2b, Margarito Martínez Cruz1,, Manuel Sánchez Rubio1, Pedro Hernández3, Ruth Martínez Cruz3, Laura Perez-Campos Mayoral3, Itandehui Gallegos Velasco3, Eduardo Pérez-Campos1,2a,2b3,
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 58 to 61

1Biochemistry and Immunology Department, ITO-UNAM, Oaxaca, Mexico

2aState Human Rights Commission, Oaxaca, Mexico

3School of Medicine, CICIMEBIO, Uabjo

2bSchool of Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

*Corresponding author: Eduardo Pérez-Campos, Zaragoza 213, CP 68000, Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico, Fax number: (+52)951-5161140. E-mail: perezcampos@prodigy.net.mx

Online published on 6 February, 2014.

Abstract

This work examines characteristics of psychopathic patients, the methods of evaluation and recent concepts for validating polygraphs, and important polygraph studies in psychopathic subjects. The purpose of the study is to review what kind of results can be expected from polygraph analyses in respect to psychopathic patients.

Keywords

Polygraph, Psychopath, Lies, Deceit