Is psychopathy born or bred? Science may finally have the answer thanks to brain scanning technology that reveals anatomical ...

With season two of Mindhunter approaching, we've got psychopaths on the brain. While the Netflix drama focuses on criminal psychology and profiling specifically relating to serial killers, not every ...

Amanda Marcotte on Jennifer Kahn’s story on budding child psychopaths: In the piece, Kahn compares psychopathy to autism, not because the two disorders are similar in their manifestation, but because ...

Psychopaths are known to be wily and manipulative, but even so, they unconsciously betray themselves, according to scientists who have looked for patterns in convicted murderers' speech as they ...

When dealing with a psychopath, it can be unnerving to realize just how calculated they can be in choosing their targets. While it’s not about living in fear, understanding the traits psychopaths ...

As we work our way through Kevin Dutton's The Wisdom of Psychopaths, the book keeps coming back to one central question. Does society actually need psychopaths so it can function properly? If Dutton's ...

The antisocial behavior known as psychopathy is highly correlated with criminal behavior and violence. The powerful connection between psychopathy and crime was well articulated Dr. Babiak and his ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Psychopaths may be capable of empathizing with others in some situations, a new study has found.

First off, psychopath doesn't just mean someone who cuts you up with a chainsaw — though the majority of people who do things like that are psychopaths. What is the definition? Psychopathy is a ...