Identifying a psychopath among us can be a daunting task. They often blend seamlessly into society, displaying behaviors that can be both confusing and deceptive. Understanding the subtle signs can ...
As a psychotherapist, I've spent much of my career studying interpersonal relationships and personality disorders — and even trained personnel in the U.S. military, the FBI and the CIA. One topic I ...
Psychopathy is not recognized as a psychiatric disorder in its own right. The fifth edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) mentions it as a subtype of Antisocial ...
If you've ever thought, "My boss is a total psychopath," there's a one in five chance that you're right. In a 2017 study by ...
PSYCHOPATH — a descriptive word that conjures images of highly intelligent, devious and conniving criminals with ...
After a shocking murder, a long line of neighbors, friends, family members, and former classmates often express variations of the same sentiment: He was the nicest guy you’d ever meet. He volunteered ...
Blink and you’ll miss it. If you suspect someone is a psychopath, just look into their eyes, experts advise. In a 2018 study, researchers at Cardiff and Swansea universities investigated the effect of ...
Police engage in a massive manhunt to find a killer on a murder spree of revenge, taking the lives of his girlfriend, cousin, and a man he considers a father figure. Once captured, he proclaims that ...
After its publication in 1991, the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) became established as the “gold standard” for determining the extent to which an individual possesses psychopathic ...