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< div> Psychopathy remains one of the least understood personality disorders and one of the most intransigent to therapeutic amelioration. Better understanding of this disorder is not helped by its DSM definition, which specifies diagnostic criteria in terms of concrete antisocial behaviors rather than psychological dynamics. In a concerted effort to remedy this situation, this volume brings together a distinguished array of contributors to provide a comprehensive review of research on psychopathy--its nature, causes, and effects on the individual and society, as well as current management approaches. < br> < /div>
List of contents
Part I: History and Viewpoints. Millon, Birket-Smith, Simonsen, Historical Conceptions of Psychopathy in the United States and Europe. Gunn, Psychopathy: An Elusive Concept with Moral Overtones. Eysenck, Personality and Crime. Blackburn, Psychopathy and the Contribution of Personality to Violence. Richards, Evil Intent: Violence and Disorders of the Will. Meloy, Gacano, The Internal World of the Psychopath. Reid, Antisocial Character and Behavior: Threats and Solutions. Lykken, The Case for Parental Licensure. Toch, Psychopathy or Antisocial Personality in Forensic Settings. Part II: Typologies. Millon, Davis, Ten Subtypes of Psychopathy. Widiger, Lynam, Psychopathy and the Five-Factor Model of Personality. Hare, Psychopaths and Their Nature: Implications for the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems. Part III: Etiology. McGuffin, Thapar, Genetics and Antisocial Personality Disorder. Siever, Neurobiology in Psychopathy. Rygaard, Early Emotional Frustration and Indicators of Organic Dysfunction. Cooke, Cross-Cultural Aspects of Psychopathy. Paris, A Biopsychosocial Model of Psychopathy. Part IV: Comorbidity. Dahl, Psychopathy and Psychiatric Comorbidity. Dorr, Psychopathy in the Pedophile. Knop, Jensen, Mortensen, Comorbidity of Alcoholism and Psychopathy. Vaglum, Antisocial Personality Disorder and Narcotic Addiction. Stone, Sadistic Personality in Murderers. Part V: Treatment. von Knorring and Ekselius, Psychopharmacological Treatment and Impulsivity. Kernberg, The Psychotherapeutic Management of Psychopathic, Narcissistic, and Paranoid Transferences. Cox, A Group-Analytic Approach to Psychopaths: "The Ring of Truth,". Dolan, Therapeutic Community Treatment for Severe Personality Disorders. Coid, The Management of Dangerous Psychopaths in Prison. Hansen, Treating the "Untreatable" in Denmark: Past and Present.
About the author
Edited by Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology, Coral Gables, FL, Erik Simonsen, MD, Institute of Personality Theory and Psychopathology, Roskilde, Denmark, Morten Birket-Smith, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Roger D. Davis, PhD, Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology, Coral Gables, FL
