Through the Eyes of a Survivor: Finding Hope in Research: Connecting Research in Psychopathy to My Life

Early in life I felt like an outsider, unable to make friends and have the closeness I saw between other people. Why not for me? I couldn’t understand why and didn’t know what to do about it. For decades I grieved and tried to deal with the loss of so many friends who really mattered … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Kasia Uzieblo

Dr. Kasia Uzieblo is an Associate Professor of Criminological and Forensic Psychology at the Department of Criminology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium) and Senior Researcher at the Research Department of the Forensic Care Specialists (Utrecht, the Netherlands). Her teaching, trainings, and research focus on sexual/family violence and forensic (psychological) assessment (e.g., risk assessment). … Read more

Predicting Dangerous Dating: Personality Traits that Predict Cyber Dating Abuse

Summary by Jennifer Pink and Dr. Nicola Gray Posting humiliating or intimate material involving a partner, snooping on their personal communications and sending them threatening messages are all forms of Cyber Dating Abuse.  As the psychological ramifications of cyber dating abuse are substantial, researchers are working to understand the emotional responses and personality traits associated … Read more

Aftermath Surviving Psychopathy 2020 Annual Report Now Available

We are pleased to be able to share our report of the activities of the Foundation during 2020. Please take a look  at it. You can find the Annual Report by clicking here or by looking on the top menu under About Us.

A Life Too Good to be True: A Review of Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler

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

Recruiting Survivors of Psychopathy for a Study of the Usefulness of a Program to Increase Physical Activity

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