Carol The term "psychopath" is not a diagnostic one, at least according to the DSM. The closest diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder, but psychopathy is a more narrowly defined term and one not used at all in DSM, even as a specifier for the aforementioned APD. Keep in mind the American Psychiatric Association, when publishing the most recent edition of DSM, had a great deal of controversy regarding the chapter on personality disorders, in the end making absolutely no changes from the prior edition. As one who is interested in said topic, i found this reprehensible. Psychopathy would be a much more useful diagnostic term than APD. As for books, let me check when Im next in the office. Hope this helps. David Wasieleski
,Sent from my iPad On Jan 10, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Carol DeVolder <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear Tipsters, I'm not a clinician, and I don't think I'm a psychopath, but since I just finished reading The Psychopath Test, I have a few questions for those of you who are...clinicians. My first question concerns the term "psychopath." I haven't looked at the DSM and I think I've even asked this before, but psychopath isn't considered a diagnostic label, correct? And if that is correct, is it used as a qualifier to other diagnoses? What is the label that encompasses psychopathic behavior--antisocial personality disorder? Does anyone who has read the book have any suggestions, critiques, or thoughts on the book? I can see that I have a great deal of additional reading to do, so your input would be most welcome. Thanks, Carol -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa3250b&n=T&l=tips&o=41477 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-41477-13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa32...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-41477-13191.978362ce7b096266e2cefb878aa32...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=41478 or send a blank email to leave-41478-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
