We have recently added an Ask the Expert response from Dr. Essi Viding, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London. Dr. Viding discusses how she got involved in psychopathy research, the ages at which psychopathic traits can be identified in children, the role of genetics and … Read more
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2016 has been awarded to Mary Ritchie and to Courtney Humeney. This award is given to honor those graduate students who conduct and publish research consistent with the Mission of the Foundation. Mary Ritchie was given the award for a paper under review entitled: Easy Prey: The … Read more
We have now posted the Aftermath Surviving Psychopathy Foundation Strategic Plan for 2018 to 2020. Click here to view the new strategic plan Visit our Support Us pages if you want to make a contribution to help us achieve our goals. Feel free to contact us at moving-on-support@rosalindfranklin.edu if you have other ideas about … 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
Although psychopathy is receiving more and more intensive study in many parts of the world, most studies focus on understanding the causes of psychopathy or examining whether psychopathic traits predict criminal justice outcomes. Very few studies have directly addressed the impact of people with psychopathic traits on other people. However, Dr. Kasia Uzieblo, Ph.D., is … Read more
