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Articles tagged "forensic".
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Thrills, Chills, and Social Justice in Forensic Psychology
As I’ve reflected on the question of what made me choose forensic psychology as a profession, I realize that the answer may be a surprising one: heavy metal music and horror movies. The 1980s were a great time to be in high school and college. For an adolescent male with grief and loss (and subsequent […]
W. Neil Gowensmith, Ph.D.
December 12, 2018
Psychotherapy for Individuals with Psychopathy/Antisocial Personality Disorder
Can Individuals with Psychopathy Be Treated? From its first conceptualization in modern psychiatry, psychopathy has been surrounded with therapeutic pessimism (Cleckley, 1941; D’Silva, Duggan, & McCarthy, 2004; Salekin, Worley, & Grimes, 2010). Psychopathy is a severe form of antisocial personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse, self-aggrandizement, a manipulative interpersonal style and […]
Farid Chakhssi, Ph.D. + 2 more
November 30, 2014