A new study has found that psychopaths show structural changes in particular areas of the brain that deal with things like impulse control and emotional regulation. This improved understanding may ...

Her awareness of inequality from a young age developed into a deep desire to be respected. In hopes of spreading educational information and reducing the stigma surrounding individuals with antisocial ...

When dealing with a psychopath, it can be unnerving to realize just how calculated they can be in choosing their targets. While it’s not about living in fear, understanding the traits psychopaths ...

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 ...

Scientists exploring new ways to address psychopathic traits have found that gentle electrical or magnetic stimulation of the ...

When you think of a psychopath, you might picture someone lurking in the shadows, plotting their next big move. In reality, many psychopaths blend seamlessly into everyday life, often causing damage ...

Psychopaths may be capable of empathizing with others in some situations, a new study has found. The study's researchers investigated the brain activity of psychopathic criminals in the Netherlands.

PSYCHOPATH — a descriptive word that conjures images of highly intelligent, devious and conniving criminals with disconcerting tendencies inclusive of low empathy and remorse, grandiosity, impulsivity ...

A study finds flaws in the use of scores from psychopathy tests in court, but fails to address the influence on juries of cultural portrayals of psychopathy.

Psychologist Robert Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist is the most widely used diagnostic tool to identify psychopathy — not only in prisons and institutions. If you give the test to CEOs or other corporate ...

If any show could take on the neuropsychiatry behind psychopathy, it’s The Irrational. “Psychopath” is one of those buzzwords that’s lost all meaning in most of the TV world, and most shows that ...