TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schouten,Ronald
AU  - Silver,Jim
TI  - Almost a psychopath: do I (or does someone I know) have a problem with manipulation and lack of empathy? 
T2  - The almost effect series
SN  - 9781616491024
AV  - RC555 .S36 2012
U1  - 616.85/82 23
PY  - 0000///
CY  - Center City, Minn.
PB  - Hazelden
KW  - Antisocial personality disorders
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Psychopaths
KW  - fast
KW  - Personality disorders
KW  - sears
KW  - Mentally ill
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256); Minor problems to major predators : Setting the stage ; What is a psychopath? ; The almost psychopath ; Could it be something else? -- Dealing with almost psychopaths in our lives : Living with an almost psychopath ; Recognizing almost psychopathic traits in children ; Working with an almost psychopath ; Confronting child abuse by almost psychopaths ; Adults as victims : confronting almost psychopaths in the helping professions ; Sick or slick? : Malingering and manipulation of illness ; What to do when you find yourself in almost psychopath territory -- Appendix A. Diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder -- Appendix B. Defining a mental disorder using the axes of the diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR)
N2  - Describes "almost psychopaths," people who display many of the qualities of psychopaths, but with less intensity and consistency, pointing out how to recognize these individuals, how to make sense of interactions with them, how to deal with them in the present, and how to make informed decisions about future dealings with them
ER  -