Through the Eyes of a Survivor: Addiction

Probably only a victim of a psychopath is able to fully understand this post. Those who have never experienced this kind of addiction will likely see nothing more than words. But these are not hollow words. This is a perspective of one survivor; the following text describes only my feelings. It is crucial to remember … Read more

The Aftermath Foundation is now on social media!

We’re excited to announce that we have launched two new social media profiles on Twitter and Pinterest — in addition to our LinkedIn profile. We plan on sharing information and updates on psychopathy regularly, including news about summaries of psychopathy findings in nontechnical words, “Ask the Experts” columns, events, and more!   If you are … Read more

Experiences of survivors of psychopathic abusers

Written by Taffy Chan, Sara Lapsley and the Research Committee What is psychopathy and how are psychopathic traits related to domestic abuse? The study by Humeny and colleagues (2020) examines the relationship between psychopathic traits and the experiences of abuse in romantic relationships. Psychopathy is a personality disorder, consisting of a collection of traits organized … Read more

Ask the Expert: Dr. Paul Frick

Dr. Paul Frick is a Professor and holds the Roy Crumpler Memorial Chair in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. He is a former president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy and a recipient of the R.D. Hare Lifetime Achievement Award. His research focuses on the causes, assessment, … Read more

Through the Eyes of a Survivor: Suffering

Probably only a victim of a psychopath is able to fully understand this post. Those who have never experienced this kind of suffering will likely see nothing more than words. But these are not hollow words. This is a perspective of one survivor; the following text describes only my feelings. It is crucial to remember … Read more

Psychopathy and Aggression: The Role of Emotion Dysregulation

Summary written by Dr. Josanne van Dongen In this study by Garofalo, Neumann, and Velotti (2020), the authors describe the potential role of emotion dysregulation in accounting for part of the well-established associations between psychopathy and aggression. Employing Hare’s (2003) conceptualization of psychopathy and Gratz and Roemer’s (2004) conceptualization of emotion dysregulation, the authors examined … Read more