Not all psychopaths are created equal. In America, about 1.2% of adult men and 0.3% to 0.7% of adult women are considered to have clinically significant levels of psychopathic traits, according to the ...

An online quiz that questions how you approach life goals and interactions with others can reveal if you have psychopathic tendencies. Professor Michael Levenson, an expert in psychology at Oregon ...

One of the most enduring ideas about crime — and violence more broadly — is that a lot of it is committed by people we call “psychopaths.” If you didn’t grow up with procedurals like “Law & Order: SVU ...

In the Netflix thriller, The Beast in Me, an author (played by Claire Danes) becomes obsessed with her neighbor (played by Matthew Rhys), who she believes is a murderer. No spoilers here, but suffice ...

Articles about badly behaved people and how to spot them are common. You don't have to Google or scroll too much to find headlines such as 7 signs your boss is a psychopath or How to avoid the ...

After all, a surprisingly large fraction of corporate leaders have clinically elevated levels of what psychologists term the Dark Triad: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Each of these ...

Characterized by selfishness, a lack of guilt, and unempathetic values, psychopathic tendencies are largely criticized in today’s society. While some aspects of their personality and disorder can be ...

In my last article, I shared a list of obstacles to a successful relationship when there is psychopathy. The piece generated some interesting comments. One of the themes I found common among some ...

In 1885, an English psychiatrist published the case of a man called W.B., who had spent much of his life cycling through jail and asylums. W.B. was “a quiet and useful man,” the doctor wrote in The ...

Would you want a psychopath looking after your pension? Or what about your shares? In a recent talk at the Cambridge Festival of Science, I spoke about the latest research relating to a psychopath’s ...