Thanks very much, Scott and David. I would love to see the article your students wrote, Scott, and I would love to hear others' thoughts about the book. Thanks again, Carol
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Lilienfeld, Scott O <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Carol et al: See attached for an article from our lab that addresses > your query and many more. Re: your question of psychopathy as a diagnostic > qualifier, yes, it is now a specifier for antisocial personality disorder > in DSM-5 Section III, which will be used for research purposes but is not > in the main section of the manual. So psychopathy is still not used > formally for clinical purposes. > > > > I haven’t read Ronson’s book in full, although from what I’ve been able to > discern, it’s pretty dreadful and actually perpetuates many of the same > misconceptions we address in the attached article. There are many far, far > better books about psychopathy, including Hervey Cleckley’s classic “The > Mask of Sanity” (initially published in 1941, last revised in 1988), Robert > Hare’s (1993) “Without Conscience,” and my late Ph.D. mentor David Lykken’s > (1995), “The antisocial personalities.” I often assign sections of all > three books for undergraduates and graduate students in my lab. For a more > scholarly, research-based perspective, Christopher Patrick’s edited > “Handbook of psychopathy” (2006, Guilford), which is currently being > revised and updated, is still the standard. Two of my graduate students, > Ashley Watts and Sarah Francis Smith, published a (mostly negative) review > of Ronson’s book a few years ago; I can try to send that along at some > point (although I don’t seem to have it handy). > > > > I agree with David that psychopathy is better supported scientifically > than is antisocial personality disorder; unfortunately, tradition in > psychiatry dies hard. In fairness to the American Psychiatric Association > Board of Trustees, which vetoed the new proposal for personality disorders > at the 11th hour, the new dimensional system for personality disorders > (including psychopathy) had not been sufficiently tested by the time DSM-5 > was nearing publication. Hence, its presence in Section III rather than in > the main section of the manual. That may change soon, however. > > > > …Scott > > > > > > Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. > > Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor > > Department of Psychology, Room 473 > > 36 Eagle Row > > Emory University > > Atlanta, Georgia 30322 > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > *From:* David T Wasieleski [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 10, 2015 11:57 AM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* Re: [tips] question about psychopathy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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]> > 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]. > > 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 > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=41478 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-41478-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=41481 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-41481-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > -- 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]. 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