Tag: Psychopathy

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 ...

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.

The nature vs nurture debate has transformed into a nature and nurture interaction which may hold the key to the origins of violent behaviour.

What makes one person evil and another not? Investigation into the brains and minds of serial killers and psychopaths is trying to find out.

Research into the Columbine Effect has highlighted a contagious nature to mass school shootings with many shooters citing the Columbine High School shooting as their inspiration.

Recognizing psychopathic traits and sociopathic children early could be the key to preventing anti-social and criminal activity in later life.

Understanding the mind of a psychopath, their personality and behavioural traits with a particular focus on the brain of the psychopathic killer.