| Description |
xvi, 240 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. A Lurking Threat: Antisocial Personality Disorder and Society -- 2. Searching for Answers: The Evolving Psychiatric View of Antisocial Personality Disorder -- 3. Bad Boys to Bad Men: The Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder -- 4. Naming the Problem: The Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder -- 5. Divergent Paths: The Natural History of Antisocial Personality Disorder -- 6. Seeds of Despair: The Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder -- 7. Overcoming Antisocial Personality Disorder: Options for Treatment -- 8. Power and Pretense: The Hidden Antisocials -- 9. The Antisocial Murderer: Gacy and Others -- 10. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Families: Finding Ways to Cope -- Epilogue: Dispelling the Myths |
| Summary |
Bad Boys, Bad Men examines antisocial personality disorder or ASP, the mysterious mental condition that underlies this lifelong penchant for bad behavior. Psychiatrist and researcher Donald W. Black draws on case studies, scientific data, and current events to explore antisocial behavior and to chart the history, nature, and treatment of a misunderstood disorder that affects up to seven million Americans. Citing new evidence from genetics and neuroscience, Black argues that this condition is tied to biological causes and that some people are simply born bad. Bad Boys, Bad Men not only describes the warning signs that predict which troubled children are more likely to become dangerous adults, but also details progress toward treatment for ASP. This volume will be an essential resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, criminologists, victims of crime, families of individuals afflicted with ASP, and anyone else interested in understanding antisocial behavior |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index |
| Subject |
Antisocial personality disorders.
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Men -- Mental health.
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Psychopaths.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder.
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Men -- psychology.
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| Author |
Larson, C. Lindon.
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| LC no. |
98023579 |
| ISBN |
0195121139 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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