Advances in research are showing that a deeper understanding of psychopathy may help to create more effective interventions.

In 1806, French doctor Philippe Pinel created a category of mental disorder, manie sans délire, or insanity without delirium, which was a forerunner to modern psychopathy. 1 His case studies of some ...

Psychologist Leanne ten Brinke has spent decades studying toxic personality traits. What are the red flags to look out for among workmates, politicians and potential partners?

Over time, increasing numbers of criminal actions, violence, murders, and other crimes in the United States have been linked to perpetrators' psychiatric conditions. This has raised a good deal of ...

Scientists exploring new ways to address psychopathic traits have found that gentle electrical or magnetic stimulation of the brain may slightly improve empathy and prosocial behavior. A new study ...

The idea that one percent of the human population are psychopaths is both intriguing and unsettling. If true, it means that for every 100 people you pass on the street, one of them might have a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever wonder what goes on inside the mind of a psychopath? We all have our dark moments, those fleeting thoughts we'd never admit ...

In the corporate world, the term “psychopath” often brings to mind a ruthless executive who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. However, in professional settings, psychopathy doesn’t always ...

Steven Gillespie has consulted for Ministry of Justice. He receives funding from Economic and Social Research Council. Psychopaths might account for only about 1% of the general population, but they ...