The topic of psychopathy comes up frequently in the media, and one of the most common questions that psychologists on television and in print are asked sounds simple on the surface: “What’s the ...

As a psychotherapist, I've spent much of my career studying interpersonal relationships and personality disorders — and even trained personnel in the U.S. military, the FBI and the CIA. One topic I ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Psychopathy and sociopathy are not official mental health diagnoses and are outdated ...

To learn how to spot a psychopath and a sociopath, one must begin by dispelling a common myth about them: They are not all murderers. "[Sociopathy] is a term that reflects this sort of messy ...

Have you ever met someone that turned your world upside down? Who tried to destroy every good thing in your life? Who was manipulative and good at it? We often blame ourselves when we meet these types ...

"Hi, I'm Vic and I'm a diagnosed psychopath." There's a thumb-stopping TikTok video opening if we've ever heard one. But as creator @victhepath goes on to explain, it's technically a lie. "Psychopathy ...

People use the term “sociopath” to describe a person who lacks empathy and does not experience remorse. The term “narcissist” describes a person with an inflated sense of self. Some people with ...

Sociopaths are often depicted as unfeeling criminals and abusers. Dr. Patric Gagne, a psychologist and a diagnosed sociopath, wrote a memoir about her experiences. She described the many ways she felt ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The concepts of sociopathy or psychopathy are unique, in the sense that they are perhaps more commonly depicted in ...