We all know someone with Psychopathy
But few know the truth about it. We’re helping change that… by helping you know the signs. Know about treatment options and resources. And know you’re not alone.
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What is Psychopathy?
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The Development of Conduct Disorder and Aggression
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The Overlap Between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Psychopathy
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Featured Article
What it's Like Living as a Female Psychopath
Psychopathy is a condition that reviles and fascinates many people in equal measure, but the deeply entrenched stigma surrounding it means the disorder is still poorly understood – especially when it occurs in women.
Source: BBC
Featured Article
Parenting Boys With Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits: Parent and Child Perspectives
Parenting children with conduct problems (CP) is challenging, yet very little research has examined parenting using both quantitative and qualitative methods...
Source: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Psychopathy Facts
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not a synonym for violence or crime.
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the most expensive mental health condition in existence,
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a major risk factor for gun violence.
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a major risk factor for bullying.
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a common mental disorder.
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something a person has, not something a person is.
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very difficult to detect.
About Us
RAISING AWARENESS AND DISPELLING MYTHS
How People Who Are Psychopathic Respond to threat | Ask a Researcher – Inti Brazil
PSYCHOPATHY IS… About truth. Separating fact from fiction. Freeing sufferers and their families from stigma. And helping them find a place where they feel free to share their story.
PSYCHOPATHY IS… About hope. About letting people know the disorder can be treatable.
PSYCHOPATHY IS… About resources. We have assembled the most comprehensive set of scientifically accurate videos, articles and podcasts about Psychopathy on the internet.
PSYCHOPATHY IS… changing the conversation about this misunderstood disorder.
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Personal Stories
Story from Anonymous
When I was around 3-4 years old I noticed that I was different from others. My family had a farm and we raised all kinds of different animals; cows, pigs…
Story from David
Trying to describe the challenges of living with psychopathy to neurotypicals is hard to impossible. I often relate things like my inability…
A Psychopath’s Story
Remorse is alien to me. I have a penchant for deceit. I am generally free of entangling and irrational emotions. I am strategic and canny, intelligent…
A Sociopath’s Story*
As a wife and a mother, I have learned how to tell the truth. Which is why I always know when my husband is lying. My husband was trying to tell me…
The Psychopathy Blog
Lisa Marie Presley and I are in the same boat. Whether your child commits suicide or has psychopathy, others will judge and blame you and assume you were a terrible parent
By Anonymous Parent – I had at least one thing in common with Lisa Marie Presley. We have both been suffering, misunderstood mothers. We have both felt criticized for the actions of one of our children, even though what my child has done is very different from what hers did…
An Open Letter to Hollywood and the Entertainment Industry
By Lillyth Quillan – First let me say I’m a big fan. I think you are amazing. I love your work. You are the keeper of our stories and culture, as all artists have been before you. In many ways you are the gatekeepers of what we, as a society, choose to think about, and the conversations we have. The work you do is important, not simply a distraction…
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