Netflix’s hit documentary, The Tinder Swindler, describes the extraordinary real-life actions of Simon Leviev who used the dating app, Tinder, to con upwards of $10 million from unsuspecting women. This brief review provides an overview of the story, before highlighting the psychopathy-related behaviours which were featured in the documentary, and why the early identification of … Read more
Dr. David Kosson and Dr. Kristin Schneider and colleagues are recruiting female participants who have been in a relationship with someone with psychopathic traits for an online physical activity research study. We have developed a free online program designed to increase physical activity and to reduce stress in people with trauma symptoms. This online program … Read more
The Aftermath Foundation has launched a new membership program. It is now possible to join the Foundation at one of three different levels to make it easier to support us. Those who join at any of the membership levels (Regular, Silver, Gold) have access to content that is available on the Members Page. Members can … Read more
There is a lot happening at the Aftermath Foundation these days! We have openings for additional volunteers to help with some of the important work we are doing. Some of the committees which could benefit from additional volunteers include: Website Committee: Volunteers to help us translate resources into other languages to improve our ability to … Read more
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
Dr Adrian Raine is the Richard Perry University Professor in the Departments of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Raine answered the following questions: 1. How did you get involved in the area of psychopathy research? I was given psychopathy as an essay topic for a tutorial I had, and that really … Read more
