A psychological assessment test often used to evaluate psychopathy in Canadian criminal cases is unreliable and prone to unconscious bias on the part of expert witnesses, according to research from ...

Literature often provides a window to illuminate psychological concepts and provide insight into what can propel a person towards extreme aberrant behavior, including psychopathy. Two examples are ...

Psychopathy isn't an official diagnosis; however, it's used to describe traits such as a lack of empathy, aggressiveness, and ...

Before I discuss the female psychopath, I will first address how to diagnose a psychopath—a subject of ongoing confusion. Once the distinction is clear, we can explore examples of how female ...

Psychopaths generally do not feel emotions and lack a conscience, while sociopaths are impulsive and often act without thinking. The causes of sociopathic and psychopathic tendencies are complex, and ...