A defendant stands in the dock. An expert describes them as a "psychopath." In an instant, one word threatens to eclipse ...

After its publication in 1991, the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) became established as the “gold standard” for determining the extent to which an individual possesses psychopathic ...

Psychopathy remains a central focus within forensic psychiatry, influencing the assessment, management, and treatment of individuals with severe personality ...

Does an academic's use of legal threats to stop a critical paper from being published subvert the peer review process, which is fundamental to modern scientific research? A leading psychopathy ...

Psychopathic people are everywhere – from books and movies to newspaper articles and academic papers. But while such questions are usually asked with confidence, the answers are far less ...

In November 2009, Robert Dixon took a test to determine whether he was a psychopath. After 26 years in prison, he was due for a parole hearing. In California, before a "lifer" like Dixon appears ...