I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.” Former therapist Patric Gagne, 49, paraphrases the iconic Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? as she reflects on her own criminal activities, such as ...

They refer to two distinct personality disorders: narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Both conditions can cause a person to be manipulative ...

The DBDs--Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder--as well as Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) [1] describe the heterogeneous problems of youth and adults who share certain easily ...

Conflict feels inevitable when provocateurs try to attract our attention, but recognizing the trap lets us break free and focus our energy where we choose.

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, behaves, perceives things, and relates with others. The condition causes prolonged patterns of ...

A sociopath suffers from an antisocial personality disorder, a mental health condition where a person doesn’t care much for ...

Antisocial personality disorder, which involves disregard for others and often impulsiveness and aggression Borderline personality disorder, marked by instability in one’s relationships ...

Research from Current Psychiatry Reports explains that what was formerly referred to as sociopathy is what we now know as Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). This disorder is characterized by ...

Kathleen Daly, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist with a specialty in women's and transgender mental health, schizophrenia, and severe mood disorders. The terms "psychopath" and "sociopath" are ...

The Disruptive Behavior Disorders (Oppositional/Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder) and Antisocial Personality Disorder classify antisocial behaviors across the developmental spectrum.