We are very pleased to announce that the Aftermath Radio podcasts are being released, starting with Season 1 (2010)! Aftermath Radio ran for three seasons (2010-2012) and was hosted by Dr. Robert Schug, Associate Professor of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Forensic Psychology at California State University, Long Beach and broadcast live over KBeach … 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
Written by Mary B. Ritchie and the Research Committee Youth who display callous-unemotional (CU) traits are characterized by a shallow and deficient emotion, lack of remorse or guilt, lack of empathy, and a lack of concern about performance in important activities. CU traits have been associated with early, severe, and persistent aggressive behavior, as well … Read more
Through your generosity, the Aftermath Foundation has raised $11, 602 to build the online courses for which we launched the Kickstarter campaign. We can now proceed with our plan to develop training programs to help people learn more about psychopathy in order to protect themselves, and to help therapists be more effective at reaching and counseling survivors of relationships with psychopathic partners. More information about the … Read more
Psychopathy and the Induction of Desire by Kristopher Brazil Personal accounts of people who have been in relationships with psychopathic individuals have suggested that the psychopathic partner was charming, relaxed, confident, and exciting upon their first few interactions, only to have this positive impression wear off with time. A recent study in Evolutionary Psychological Science … Read more
