Information for those intimately involved with psychopathic individuals
This week we were joined by Dr. Liane Leedom, psychiatrist by training, adjunct professor of psychology at the University of Bridgeport, and author of six books on the subject or psychopathy including Just Like His Father? A guide to overcoming your child’s genetic connection to antisocial behavior addiction and ADHD and Women Who Love Psychopaths. Dr. … Read more
Dr. Paul Babiak, Industrial and Organizational Psychologist and author of the book, Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work, discusses the stages that victims go through in the aftermath of relationships with psychopathic individuals. In our increasingly-popular “Aftermath Radio Q and A” segment, we answered questions from caller Jane in the UK about jails … Read more
This week, in a special expanded edition of Aftermath Radio Q and A, we discussed listener Stella’s questions about the case of David Russell Williams—convicted murderer, rapist, and former Colonel in the Canadian Forces. Is he a psychopath? Dr. Schug weighs the behavioral evidence for and against, based on information from the recent Dateline NBC television show … Read more
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 … Read more
In the first part of the show, Dr. Schug addresses the concept of the sociopath. He clarifies the origin and meaning of the term sociopath, the confusion between the psychopath and the sociopath, and explains why the term sociopath is misleading and should probably be avoided. Also this week, Dr. Robert Schug interviews “Sally” a … Read more
In the first half of the show, Dr. Schug summarizes some of the research presented at the 2010 meeting of the American Society of Criminology. He also introduces a new segment, Psychopath or Not and considers the case of Robert Stroud, known as the Birdman of Alcatraz. In the second half of the show, Dr. … Read more
Aftermath Radio Episode 2: Dr. Robert Schug introduces Psychopathy: Fact or Fiction, addressing what the term “psychopath” means. He also talks with Dr. Liane Leedom about issues that arise when people try to break up with someone with psychopathic traits. Click here to stream the episode. Are you romantically involved with someone you think may … Read more