On Tue, 8 Feb 2005, Marc Carter went:
As a psychologist, I'm not sure that labeling and classifying individuals as "evil" actually gets me anything.
In that case, you won't enjoy the September, 1997 issue of _Psychiatric Annals_, which was devoted to the psychiatry (and biology) of "wickedness":
Neither the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) or the DSM recognize wickedness as a mental disorder. However, most wicked behaviors are antisocial and qualify for the diagnostic code V71.01 (antisocial behavior). However, by definition of the V code, this qualification does not make the wicked behavior a mental disorder. Ways in which psychiatrists can contribute to treating wickedness are also discussed."
--David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Haroun, Ansar. Psychiatric aspects of wickedness: introduction. _Psychiatric Annals_ 27(9):615-616, 1997.
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