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4 Myths About Psychopathy That Refuse to Die

by Abigail Marsh, Ph.D., Co-founder of Psychopathy Is – I can assure you that psychopathy will never die, because it is not a myth. Far from it. Psychopathy is a very real personality construct that has been the focus of thousands of scientific studies all over the world…

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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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The Trickster

By Karolina Sorman – I still remember when he joined our team in my workplace. It was a long-needed energy injection. I had not traveled much abroad, and felt like I could experience the entire world through his vivid stories.

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Psychopathy Symptoms and Their Impact

By Carrie Barron – A psychopathic person can have a profound impact on others. Determining if someone actually has this condition can be a challenge but matters for treatment and prognosis. Diagnosis can be confounding because some of the criteria listed in the Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R, below) overlap with other similar conditions…

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No One is a Psychopath

By Lillyth Quillan – When you hear the word psychopath, what is the first image that comes to mind? An iconic film character like Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs, or Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange? Or a real-life example like Dennis Rader (the BTK killer), Joseph James DeAngelo…

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Education IS What Matters

By Mary Turner Thomson – A couple of decades ago I met my perfect partner, Will Jordan. An American businessman living in Scotland, who was charming, funny, intelligent, seemingly kind and generous, and appeared to love me unconditionally. After a two-year engagement we got married and – even though he (and his parents) told me it was a medical impossibility – we had two children together…

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