Ms. Maia Szalavitz has won the 2025 Media Award for her article, Can psychopathy be cured? New treatments help to reduce callous and unemotional traits in children, guiding them toward productive lives in Scientific American. This award is given to a work in print or in other forms of media that serves to educate the public about the nature or impact of people with psychopathy. The Awards Committee believes this article is valuable reading for anyone who wants to learn more about new innovations in the treatment of youth with psychopathic traits.
A free online version of the article is available to everyone under the name: What If We Could Treat Psychopathy in Childhood?