Psychologist Leanne ten Brinke has spent decades studying toxic personality traits. What are the red flags to look out for among workmates, politicians and potential partners?

Not all psychopaths are created equal. In America, about 1.2% of adult men and 0.3% to 0.7% of adult women are considered to have clinically significant levels of psychopathic traits, according to the ...

Psychopathy and sociopathy are two terms often used interchangeably, yet they describe different patterns of behavior rooted in distinct emotional and cognitive traits. Both fall under the broader ...

Perhaps the most promising work that suggests people with psychopathy can change has been conducted with young people. Although children and young people under the age of 18 cannot be diagnosed as ...

After a shocking murder, a long line of neighbors, friends, family members, and former classmates often express variations of the same sentiment: He was the nicest guy you’d ever meet. He volunteered ...

Serial killers are often depicted in film and television as deranged psychopaths. This contributes to a general misconception about psychopaths (and of serial killers). The truth is that psychopaths, ...

Many people believe it is possible to recognize a psychopath by their eyes. But what can a person’s gaze really reveal?

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People high in psychopathic traits are extremely socially skilled, charming, and outwardly successful, yet create disproportionately high levels of conflict in their intimate relationships. Most with ...

A recent study suggests that high psychopathic traits are linked to reduced thickness in brain regions responsible for processing emotions. This neural pattern appears consistently, regardless of a ...