Quem somos nós?
Somos uma coalizão sem fins lucrativos formada por pesquisadores, profissionais de saúde mental, sobreviventes e familiares afetados pela psicopatia. Nossa missão é oferecer apoio, compartilhar conhecimento e conectar as pessoas afetadas por esse transtorno.
O que oferecemos
Nossa missão
O livro “The Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy” tem como objetivo conscientizar as pessoas e reduzir o impacto negativo causado por indivíduos com traços psicopáticos.
Nossa visão
Nossa visão é de um futuro com menos danos causados pela psicopatia — onde uma maior conscientização leve a uma melhor prevenção, tratamento e apoio às vítimas, às famílias e às pessoas com traços psicopáticos.
O que é psicopatia?
A psicopatia é um transtorno de personalidade caracterizado por um padrão de mentiras, exploração dos outros, imprudência, arrogância, promiscuidade sexual, baixo autocontrole e falta de empatia pelos outros. Pessoas com traços psicopáticos parecem não ter emoções sociais (amor, empatia, culpa e remorso).
Blog
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Podcast about Psychopathy and Love Bombing, Gaslighting, and Other Red Flags
Dr. David Kosson recently participated in a podcast with Nicolas Vaca, which is available on Spotify as Untold by Nicolas Vaca. He and Nico discussed some warning signs that a potential relationship partner is acting in ways that resemble the ways people with psychopathy tend to behave, and the valuable role that friends and family…
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2025 Aftermath Foundation Media Award Winner: Maia Szalavitz
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…
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Aftermath Radio – alternative links to podcasts
Because the part of our website that usually provides some of the Aftermath Radio episodes is currently not working, we are providing links to those episodes here. We hope these links work for you. Always feel free to contact us at aftermathfoundationhelp@gmail.com to report any website issues. Season 1: Episode 1: Premiere – Radio…
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2025 Aftermath Graduate Student Award Winner: Aaron Hissey
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2025 has been awarded to Aaron Hissey, a doctoral student at the Department of Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Adelaide in 2011 and received Honors in Psychology in 2012. This award is given to honor those…
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Psychopathy and Violence Between Intimate Partners: What the Current Research Shows
Summary by Dr. Louise Wallace Background Intimate partner violence is a serious and complex problem, and research has long tried to identify factors that increase the risk of abuse within relationships. This paper focuses on psychopathy, which the authors describe as a personality structure that can involve interpersonal features such as manipulation, affective features such…
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Surviving Psychopathy, a Mini-Conference
We are hosting a mini-conference, Surviving Psychopathy, to celebrate our 20th anniversary. The conference will present knowledge about the impact of people with psychopathy on others and insights into factors that have helped people who were in relationships with psychopathic individuals. Speakers will include Dr. Adelle Forth who has conducted extensive research on the impact…
Sobre o Aftermath
Fundado em 2006 pelo Dr. David Kosson, o Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy começou como uma colaboração entre pesquisadores, profissionais da área clínica e sobreviventes para apoiar as pessoas afetadas pela psicopatia. Com o apoio dos Drs. Robert Hare e Paul Babiak, o site foi lançado em 2008 como um espaço de educação, conexão e cura.
Como posso participar?
Se você tiver tempo e disposição e quiser se tornar um voluntário do Aftermath, mande um e-mail para o Dr. Kosson no endereço aftermathfoundationhelp@gmail.com
