Madoff aide's lawyer says working for a psychopath blurs sense of right, wrong. Feb. 10, 2014 -- Bernard Madoff: psychopath? That's one of the questions expected to be asked this week in a Manhattan ...

Psychopaths may be capable of empathizing with others in some situations, a new study has found. The study's researchers investigated the brain activity of psychopathic criminals in the Netherlands.

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 ...

To learn how to spot a psychopath and a sociopath, one must begin by dispelling a common myth about them: They are not all murderers. "[Sociopathy] is a term that reflects this sort of messy ...

Psychopathy is a cluster of traits that relate to exploiting others. That definition includes two separate factors of psychopathy. Factor 1 can be defined as the interpersonal factor. It is associated ...

When you think of a person who fits the definition of psychopath, you undoubtedly imagine someone who, in addition to lacking remorse, is incapable of ordinary human empathy. This assumption is so ...

People with psychopathy often embody traits such as being egocentric, manipulative, violent and probably criminal. But can people exhibiting these characteristics overcome them and learn how to feel ...

Recent research indicates that incarcerated women with psychopathic traits exhibit unexpected patterns of emotional processing, particularly when viewing unpleasant images. A new study suggests that ...