A sociopath is an antisocial personality disorder that affects about one in 25 Americans, according to Harvard psychologist Dr. Martha Stout, author of The Sociopath Next Door. Most people believe ...

A true sociopath is rare. Only six percent of the male and two percent of the female population meet the diagnostic criteria. According to the research, this personality disorder is at least three ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." WHEN YOU THINK about a sociopath, you probably envision Patrick Bateman out of American Psycho. Films and ...

Sociopaths aren’t always the wild-eyed villains Hollywood makes them out to be. They can be charming, intelligent, and even successful, making them incredibly difficult to spot—until their patterns ...

Think psychopath and most of us will probably come up with fictional characters like Patrick Bateman, and famous serial killers like Ted Bundy or Jack the Ripper - maybe even Sherlock Holmes comes to ...

“People who associate with sociopaths are likely to become their victims, or to victimize other people while serving the sociopath’s interests.” If that sounds unsettling, bear in mind that not ...

There are more sociopaths surrounding us than we want to believe, including in your condominium association. The most commonly cited statistic is that one percent of the United States population is ...

Martha Stout, a former clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard University. Recent studies suggest that one in 25 Americans is a sociopath, without conscience and ready to prey on others. But not ...

Millions of people living among us are users. They have serious personality disorders in which they exploit and manipulate others — clinically referred to as antisocial personality disorders, ...