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. 2020 Sep 3;2020(9):CD007667. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007667.pub3

4. Summary of the review inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria
Studies Participants Interventions Primary outcomesa Secondary outcomesa
  • Controlled studies with random allocation

  • With or without blinding

  • Reported in any language


 
  • Men or women

  • Aged 18 years or over

  • With antisocial or dissocial personality disorder diagnosis

  • Any drug(s) with psychotropic properties compared with placebo 


 
  • Aggression

  • Reconviction

  • Global functioning

  • Social functioning

  • Adverse events


 
 
  • Quality of life

  • Engagement

  • Satisfaction

  • Leaving the study early

  • Substance misuse

  • Employment status

  • Housing status

  • Economic outcomes

  • Impulsivity

  • Mental State

  • Anger

  • Prison/service outcomes

Exclusion criteria
Studies Participants Interventions Primary outcomes Secondary outcomes
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  • Comorbid major functional mental illness

  • Organic brain disease

  • Intellectual disability

  • Studies comparing one drug with another

  • Studies comparing a pharmacological and a psychological interventionb

aStudies reporting on at least one primary or secondary outcome were considered for inclusion.
bThese studies are reported separately.