Psychiatric Forensic Patients With Tattoos More Likely To Have Antisocial Personality Disorder

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 11:28 in Psychology & Sociology

The presence of tattoos on forensic psychiatric inpatients should alert clinicians to a possible diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder, and also about the potential for histories of suicide attempt, substance abuse and sexual abuse, according to research published in Personality and Mental Health.

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