Aftermath Foundation Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Courses to Educate Therapists and General Public

The Aftermath Foundation has launched a Kickstarter campaign called “Helping Therapists to Help Survivors of Psychopathy” in order to raise $10 ,000 to allow us to create two online courses. The first course is designed to educate everyone about the nature of psychopathy and the impact of people with psychopathic traits on others. This course … Read more

Psychopathy and Olfactory Abilities

Written by Sandra Michels and the Research Committee According to researchers Mahmut and Stevenson (2012) there is evidence to suggest that psychopathy may involve the dysfunction of specific areas of the frontal lobe of the brain, including the orbital frontal cortex (OFC) instead of a general frontal lobe deficit.  It is thought that individuals higher … Read more

Call for Award Nominations

The Aftermath Surviving Psychopathy Foundation is now accepting nominations for its 2018 awards! Aftermath Foundation Media Award The Aftermath Foundation Media Award is given by the Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors to honor those who produce works consistent with the mission of the Foundation. This award recognizes outstanding contributions by diverse media (documentaries, videos, books, … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Abigail Marsh

Dr. Abigail Marsh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience at Georgetown University. Dr. Marsh is also the director of the Laboratory on Social and Affective Neuroscience. Her research focus is on the cognitive and neural bases of social and emotional processes, centering on empathy and the … Read more

From the Mouths of Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of Psychopathic Individuals on Intimate Partners

By Mary B. Ritchie1, Esther Deck2, & Adelle E. Forth2 1Western University, London, Canada; 2Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada   “Monsters are real, evil exists”. Despite a growing research literature investigating psychopathy, those victimized by psychopathic individuals have largely been neglected. To date, only one published research study has qualitatively examined the experiences of those victimized … Read more

The treatability of psychopathy

Written by Alicia Spidel and the Research Committee This article examines whether psychopathy is an untreatable mental health condition. It reviews previous research on the treatment of psychopathy in adults and youth. The review demonstrates that treatment in adults has been found to have low or moderate levels of success. However, treatment of youth was … Read more

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