Results from a study were released recently that focused on developmental aspects of psychopathy. In other words, what psychopathic foreshadowing might we see in kids and what can we do about it? The ...

People who engage in psychopathic behaviors have often left their victims wondering what made them this way. The typical traits of psychopaths, such as high levels of narcissism, manipulative charm, ...

Photography of a mask partially obscured by a splash pattern, symbolizing disruptions in emotion recognition associated with psychopathy. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Psychopaths might account for only about 1% of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of ...

Researchers at New York University conducted a study to see if music taste could be an indicator of a person's psychopathy ...

Hannibal Lecter. Anton Chigurh. Patrick Bateman—when we hear the word “psychopath,” fictional serial killers may spring to mind. Or maybe it’s their real-life counterparts: John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey ...

In 1885, an English psychiatrist published the case of a man called W.B., who had spent much of his life cycling through jail and asylums. W.B. was “a quiet and useful man,” the doctor wrote in The ...