Donald R. Lynam, Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995. He is internationally recognized for his work on impulsivity traits, psychopathy in youth and adults, and using general models of personality to conceptualize personality disorders, including psychopathy.
In his answers, Dr. Lynam discusses:
- the value of general models of personality in understanding disorders like psychopathy
- what we have learned from using the Elemental Psychopathy Assessment
- the future of psychopathy in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
