What Should We Do With Teenage Psychopaths?
Adolescence is a time of dramatic psychosocial change and relative to adults, adolescent psychopathy scores are not as stable.
Tag: Psychopathy
How It Really Happened Examines Ted Bundy: The Murder Trials and Death Row Confessions
Series Three of HLN's How It Really Happened with Hill Harper continues its in-depth examination of the Ted Bundy case. Using archived footage from CNN and featuring new interviews, these ...
Medical Serial Killers: The So-Called Angels of Mercy
Healthcare professionals are trained to heal but for some, termed medical serial killers, this can lead to a deadly game of multiple murder.
I, a Squealer: The Insider’s Account of the Pied Piper of Tucson Murders
A review of Richard Bruns first-hand account of his friendship with a psychopath and how he finally summoned the courage to report him to the authorities and end Charles Schmid's ...
Investigating The Psychopathic Brain: The Pathways To Violence
New research examining the psychopathic brain and links to violence refocuses attention from lack of emotion to decision-making and reward networks.
The Psychopath Test: A Compelling Adventure Into The World Of Madness
Psychopaths are all around us so a famous psychologist says. Jon Ronson in this acclaimed book ‘The Psychopath Test’ uncovers the dark and seedy side of society, the one nobody ...
What Makes A Serial Killer? Common Traits and Characteristics
Psychological research has been making some headway in discovering the key traits and characteristics common in serial killers.
Inside The Brain of a Serial Killer [Infographic]
Take a look at the research into the brains of serial killers including the statistics and the motivations behind their killing.
The Life Of Ted Bundy: A Visual Timeline
Serial killer Ted Bundy was a handsome and charming man at first glance, but he was a man who harboured dark thoughts and sinister intentions. A man who just before ...
Looking For Psychopaths In All The Wrong Places: fMRI In Court
Of the current uses of psychiatry in legal settings, the claim that psychopaths can be identified through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is among the most worrisome.
Nature and Nurture: The Origins of Violence
The nature vs nurture debate has transformed into a nature and nurture interaction which may hold the key to the origins of violent behaviour.
The Brain of Serial Killers And Psychopaths
What makes one person evil and another not? Investigation into the brains and minds of serial killers and psychopaths is trying to find out.
