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Title:
Bad boys, bad men : confronting antisocial personality disorder (sociopathy) / Donald W. Black.
Author:
Black, Donald W., 1956-
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Call Number:
RC555 .B556 2013
Abstract:
Drawing on scientific data, current events, new research, and real-world case studies, the author, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa medical school, explores the history, nature, and treatment of antisocial personality disorder (ASP)--sociopathy--a misunderstood disorder that affects over eight million Americans.--From publisher description.
Edition:
Rev. and updated.
ISBN:
9780199862030
Physical Description:
xxvi, 318 pages ; 21 cm
Contents:
A lurking threat : antisocial personality disorder and society -- Searching for answers : the evolving psychiatric view of antisocial personality disorder -- Bad boys to bad men : the symptoms of antisocial personality disorder -- Naming the problem : the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder -- Divergent paths : the natural history of antisocial personality disorder -- Seeds of despair : the causes of antisocial personality disorder -- Overcoming antisocial personality disorder : options for treatment -- Power and pretense : the hidden antisocials -- The antisocial murderer : Gacy and others -- Antisocial personality disorder and families : finding ways to cope -- Epilogue: Dispelling the myths.
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