Were they mad, or just plain bad? In 1941, Hervey Cleckley’s landmark book The Mask of Sanity finally gave them a name: ...

Lifestyle/Antisocial traits, but not Interpersonal/Affective factors, were associated with executive dysfunction in general psychopathy.

few people seek treatment. ASPD is more commonly diagnosed in men, and symptoms may slightly improve with age for some people. Symptoms of ASPD have been referred to as both psychopathy and ...

A recent study by Matthias Burghart, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute in Freiburg, suggests that people with ...

The age-old debate of nature versus nurture when it comes to psychopathy has gained renewed relevance following the shocking ...

The cost of psychopathic damage is exorbitant and largely incalculable. There are direct costs that society incurs that can be estimated, but also incalculable indirect costs and consequential ...

Characterized by selfishness, a lack of guilt, and unempathetic values, psychopathic tendencies are largely criticized in today’s society. While some aspects of their personality and disorder ...

Psychopathic people have great difficulty or are even unable to show empathy and regulate their emotions. According to a new study by Matthias Burghart, a Max Planck researcher in Freiburg, this ...

Analysis: It is easy to be fooled by the charming behaviour of a psychopath in the workplace, but their meanness is a particularly sinister trait Psychopathy has long intrigued both casual ...

Arthur Fleck’s mental health is a significant part of the narratives of Todd Phillips’ psychological thriller films ‘Joker’ and ‘Joker: Folie à Deux.’ The original movie and its sequel do not reveal ...