psychopathy

Psychopathic Traits (and Criminal History) Predict Which Offenders Will Continue to Commit Intimate Partner Violence

Summary by Taffy Chan and the North American Research Committee   Highlights The relationship between psychopathy and committing (and re-committing or recidivism of) intimate partner violence was studied among a group of male offenders in Portugal. Criminal history factors (for example, number of prior periods of imprisonment) may be even more useful than psychopathy traits … Read more

Survivors of Psychopathy Report Psychopathic Individuals Over the Age of 50 Are Either Just as Bad or Become Worse as They Age

Summary by Theresia Bedard and the North American Research Committee   Highlights Victims/survivors of individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) and psychopathic traits report that psychopathic/ASPD individuals continue to engage in antisocial behaviors after the age of fifty. Victims/survivors reported various harms experienced from senior psychopathic/ASPD individuals, such as anxiety/depression/PTSD, illness from stress, financial losses, … Read more