Personality, personality disorder and violence : an introduction / Mary McMurran -- The 'functional link' between personality disorder and violence : a critical appraisal / Conor Duggan & Richard Howard -- A systematic review of the relationship between childhood impulsiveness and later violence / Darrick Joliffe & David P. Farrington -- The 'big five' : neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness as an organisational scheme for thinking about aggression and violence / Vincent Egan -- Narcissism / Caroline Logan -- Subtypes of psychopath / Ronald Blackburn -- Antisocial personality disorder / Stéphane de Brito & Sheilagh Hodgins -- The neurobiology of affective dyscontrol : implications for understanding 'dangerous and severe personality disorder' / Rick Howard -- The processing of emotional expression information in individuals with psychopathy / R. James R. Blair -- Angry affect, aggression and personality disorder / Kevin Howells -- Attachment difficulties / Anthony R. Beech and Ian J. Mitchell -- Empathy and offending behavior / William L. Marshall, Liam E. Marshall & Geris A. Serran -- Psychopathic violence : a cognitive-attention perspective / Jennifer E. Vitale & Joseph P. Newman -- Social problem solving, personality disorder and violence / Mary McMurran -- Criminal thinking / Glenn D. Walters -- Personality, personality disorder and violence : implications for future research and practice / Mary McMurran & Richard Howard.