Few psychological concepts evoke simultaneously as much fascination and
misunderstanding as psychopathic personality, or psychopathy. Typically, individuals with …

The conceptual issues are briefly noted with respect to the distinctions between
classification and diagnosis; the question of whether mental disorders can be considered to …

Widely considered the go-to reference--and now extensively revised with over 65% new
material--this authoritative handbook surveys the landscape of current knowledge on …

Accumulating research suggests that psychopathy can be disaggregated into low-anxious
primary and high-anxious secondary variants, and this research may be important for …

Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are
spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms …

Psychopathy or psychopathic personality disorder represents a constellation of traits
characterized by superficial charm, egocentricity, irresponsibility, fearlessness, persistent …

Criminal Recidivism intends to fill a gap in the criminological psychology literature by
examining the processes underlying persistent criminal careers. This book aims to …

Psychopathy is an early-appearing risk factor for severe and chronic violence. The violence
largely attributable to psychopathy constitutes a substantial portion of the societal burden to …

Psychopathic individuals identified through contemporary instruments vary considerably in
personality and etiological background, which creates confusion in practice and …

Extant models and measures for assessing psychopathy include impulsivity as a key feature
of this disorder. In this article, we review literature that demonstrates how psychopathy-and …