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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1885, an English psychiatrist published the case of a man called W.B., who had spent much of his life cycling through jail and ...

Not all psychopaths are created equal. In America, about 1.2% of adult men and 0.3% to 0.7% of adult women are considered to have clinically significant levels of psychopathic traits, according to the ...

“Deception is ubiquitous within the psychopathic process," notes psychopathy researcher J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D. "Deception within the psychopathic process is characterized by intent, goal direction, and ...

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

Madoff aide's lawyer says working for a psychopath blurs sense of right, wrong. Feb. 10, 2014 -- Bernard Madoff: psychopath? That's one of the questions expected to be asked this week in a Manhattan ...

Authors ID people who are almost, but not quite, clinical psychopaths. June 19, 2012— -- Chances are you might know someone who is almost a psychopath. The coworker who throws you under the bus.

The idea that one percent of the human population are psychopaths is both intriguing and unsettling. If true, it means that for every 100 people you pass on the street, one of them might have a ...

Psychopathy isn't an official diagnosis; however, it's used to describe traits such as a lack of empathy, aggressiveness, and ...

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.

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 ...