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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
Written by Ellen Tansony-Luedke and the Research Committee. Sexual promiscuity is a well-documented trait of psychopathic individuals; however, little is known about the sexual fantasies of those high in psychopathic traits. From an evolutionary perspective, some have argued that the short-term and uncommitted sexual behaviours associated with psychopathy provide these individuals with reproductive advantages (Jonason, … Read more
Written by Dr. Adelle Forth and the Research Committee Why are individuals with psychopathic traits able to effectively manipulate and deceive others? To be successful at manipulating others, Jones (2014) has proposed that you need to be able to read cues of vulnerability in others, avoid detection by appearing to be trustworthy, and display a … Read more
by Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. (Reproduced with permission. © 2007 Psychology Today All Rights Reserved.) (Re-added 2017 due to website glitch) Jeffrey Dahmer. Ted Bundy. Hannibal Lecter. These are the psychopaths whose stunning lack of conscience we see in the movies and in tabloids. Yet, as this report makes abundantly clear, these predators, both … Read more
Written by Ellen Tansony and the Research Committee Past research has reported that individuals high in psychopathic traits tend to form atypical social relationships with others. Those high in psychopathic traits tend to have shorter relationships with friends and significant others, and have placed less value on long-term relationships. Despite these findings, little research has … Read more
Written by Dr. Adelle Forth and the Research Committee What might be an effective intervention approach with children who exhibit psychopathic-like features? Kochanska and colleagues (2013) have been focusing on callous-unemotional (CU) features, which include low levels of guilt and empathy, disregard for rules, shallow emotions, and fearlessness. CU features in children are predictive of … Read more
