‘Aftermath topics: Intimate Relationships’ Articles
Information for those intimately involved with psychopathic individuals
Written by Dr. Robert Schug on 14 February 2011
10 Signs that you’re dating a sociopath By Donna Andersen We all want to be loved, don’t we? Well, no. There are people in the world who don’t care about love. They don’t even know what love is. But they do care about power, control and sex. These people are called sociopaths (or psychopaths.) The [Continue]
Written by Liane Leedom, M.D. on 18 December 2010
Researchers have used self-report inventories to investigate symptoms of psychopathy in college students. These studies show that Traits of psychopathy may be found in about 10% of students. These traits also correlate with other variables such as law breaking behavior, cheating in class and sexual coercion. Psychopathic features also correlate [Continue]
Written by Liane Leedom, M.D. on 03 December 2010
This week (11/09/2010) our guest is Jill Ricke, Ph.D., Psychologist and member of the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation Board of Directors. She wrote the following message for our listeners: When involved in a relationship with a psychopathic individual, whether it’s an intimate relationship, a friendship, or a professional [Continue]
Written by Liane Leedom, M.D. on 13 October 2010
Are you romantically involved with someone you think may be psychopathic? In this segment we discuss how to break up. Often it is not as simple as “drop off the key Lee and get yourself free” as a popular song states. When breaking up with a psychopathic partner there are many things to consider regarding [Continue]