Dr. Paul Babiak, Industrial and Organizational Psychologist and author of the book, Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work, discusses the stages that victims go through in the aftermath of relationships with psychopathic individuals. In our increasingly-popular “Aftermath Radio Q and A” segment, we answered questions from caller Jane in the UK about jails … Read more
This week, in a special expanded edition of Aftermath Radio Q and A, we discussed listener Stella’s questions about the case of David Russell Williams—convicted murderer, rapist, and former Colonel in the Canadian Forces. Is he a psychopath? Dr. Schug weighs the behavioral evidence for and against, based on information from the recent Dateline NBC television show … Read more
Dr. Dave Kosson, Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and co-author of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version, discusses scientific research about cognitive mechanisms thought to be associated with psychopathy. The show opened with “Aftermath Q and A” questions about the prevalence of psychopathy in the general population (thought to be … Read more
10 Signs that you’re dating a sociopath By Donna Andersen We all want to be loved, don’t we? Well, no. There are people in the world who don’t care about love. They don’t even know what love is. But they do care about power, control and sex. These people are called sociopaths (or psychopaths.) The … Read more
Happy New Year, and welcome back to Aftermath Radio… now broadcast on Mondays @ 4pm PST. On our first show of the Spring 2011 semester, three prominent names in the field of psychopathy (Dr. Dave Kosson, Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and co-author of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version; … Read more
On this special holiday edition of Aftermath Radio, three prominent names in the field of psychopathy (Dr. Dave Kosson, Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and co-author of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version; Dr. Liane Leedom, psychiatrist by training and Associate Professor of Counseling and Psychology at the University of … Read more
In the first part of the show, Dr. Schug addresses the concept of the sociopath. He clarifies the origin and meaning of the term sociopath, the confusion between the psychopath and the sociopath, and explains why the term sociopath is misleading and should probably be avoided. Also this week, Dr. Robert Schug interviews “Sally” a … Read more
Dr. Schug discusses Psychopathy in the News, including a case of corruption in California and a case of murder, sexual assault, and property crime in several cities in Canada. He also talks with Dr. Dave Kosson, Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and co-author of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version, … Read more