Neurobiological basis of psychopathy

Dr. RJR Blair from the Unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience, Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health states, “To understand a psychiatric disorder we need to know why the pathology causes the behavioural disturbance, the neural structures implicated in the pathology and the cause of the dysfunction in the neural structures.” Read the … Read more

Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation request for proposals

The Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation invites proposals for research projects examining the impact of psychopathy on other people. One of our chief goals is to support research that aims to prevent, understand or treat this disorder and research that aims to understand and treat the aftermath of psychopathy, with a special focus on the negative … Read more

From soap opera to science: towards gaining access to the psychopaths who live amongst us

In recent research, Dr. Christine Kirkman of the Health & Social Studies Department at the University of Bolton in the UK, interviewed 20 women who had been in relationships with psychopathic men. This article describes the men and the type of abuse women partners and their children often face. The women sustained all manner of … Read more

Documentary Features Aftermath Board Members

Watch more on Film Annex The movie coming out [OR being released] late in 2011 will be featured at various film festivals. It will also be available as a DVD and on the internet; for more info, visit http://www.fisheadmovie.com/ This documentary contains interviews of Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation Board members Dr. Paul Babiak and Dr. … Read more

Is Psychopathy Genetic?

Genes play a significant role in the development of psychopathy. However socialization and other environmental factors interact with genetics, so genes are not the only determinant in whether one has psychopathic traits. Studies on the heritability of psychopathy have focused primarily on identical twins (100% shared genes) and fraternal twins (50% shared genes).  One study … Read more