Psychopaths and sociopaths can display harmful behaviors that are often hidden beneath a calm exterior. Discover the 7 telltale signs, from manipulative lying to a lack of emotional connection, that ...

Psychopaths might account for only about 1% of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of ...

A global study suggests that the societies we grow up in may influence how strongly we prioritise ourselves over others later ...

Psychopathy is often associated with extreme or criminal behavior, but psychopathic traits exist on a spectrum and can appear in everyday relationships.

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Should a diagnosis of psychopathy be reason to sentence a criminal lightly or extend time behind bars? According to new research, judges are likely to add prison time to the sentences of psychopaths, ...

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.

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According to a Finnish study, the structure and function of the brain areas involved in emotions and their regulation are altered in both psychopathic criminal offenders and otherwise well-functioning ...

A psychological assessment test often used to evaluate psychopathy in Canadian criminal cases is unreliable and prone to unconscious bias on the part of expert witnesses, according to research from ...

Living the “fast life” says more about a person than their proclivity for risk-taking. How do you tell if your man’s a psychopath? They’ve got an amazing online game, apparently. German scientists ...