Bad boys, bad men : confronting antisocial personality disorder (sociopathy) / Donald W. Black.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, Edition: Rev. and updatedDescription: xxvi, 318 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199862030
  • 0199862036
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85/82 23
LOC classification:
  • RC555 .B556 2013
NLM classification:
  • 2013 D-089
  • WM 190.5.A2
Contents:
A lurking threat : antisocial personality disorder and society -- Searching for answers : the evolving psychiatric view of antisocial personality disorder -- Bad boys to bad men : the symptoms of antisocial personality disorder -- Naming the problem : the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder -- Divergent paths : the natural history of antisocial personality disorder -- Seeds of despair : the causes of antisocial personality disorder -- Overcoming antisocial personality disorder : options for treatment -- Power and pretense : the hidden antisocials -- The antisocial murderer : Gacy and others -- Antisocial personality disorder and families : finding ways to cope -- Epilogue: Dispelling the myths.
Summary: Drawing on scientific data, current events, new research, and real-world case studies, the author, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa medical school, explores the history, nature, and treatment of antisocial personality disorder (ASP)--sociopathy--a misunderstood disorder that affects over eight million Americans.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A lurking threat : antisocial personality disorder and society -- Searching for answers : the evolving psychiatric view of antisocial personality disorder -- Bad boys to bad men : the symptoms of antisocial personality disorder -- Naming the problem : the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder -- Divergent paths : the natural history of antisocial personality disorder -- Seeds of despair : the causes of antisocial personality disorder -- Overcoming antisocial personality disorder : options for treatment -- Power and pretense : the hidden antisocials -- The antisocial murderer : Gacy and others -- Antisocial personality disorder and families : finding ways to cope -- Epilogue: Dispelling the myths.

Drawing on scientific data, current events, new research, and real-world case studies, the author, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa medical school, explores the history, nature, and treatment of antisocial personality disorder (ASP)--sociopathy--a misunderstood disorder that affects over eight million Americans.--From publisher description.

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