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The Confusion Over Psychopathy (I): Historical Considerations

Criminal Justice Department, University of North Carolina–Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA

Stacey Shipley

Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA

This article is the first in a two-part series on psychopathy. Psychopathy is an elusive and perplexing psychological construct. Problems posed by this mental disorder are linked to changing historical interpretations impacting the current clinical community’s general understanding of it, especially in relation to Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). Accordingly, the researchers provide a thorough analytical review of the major transitions associated with psychopathy’s historical development. This assessment demonstrates where and how the nomenclature, meaning, degree of social condemnation, and prognosis for this mental disorder have changed. Ultimately, this article clarifies much of the uncertainty surrounding this misunderstood psychological construct.

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