The Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780631233350)

Psychopaths continue to be demonised by the media and estimates suggest that a disturbing percentage of the population has psychopathic tendencies. This timely and controversial new book summarises what we already know about psychopathy and antisocial behavior and puts forward a new case for its cause - with far-reaching implications.

• Presents the scientific facts of psychopathy and antisocial behavior.
• Addresses key questions, such as: What is psychopathy? Are there psychopaths amongst us? What is wrong with psychopaths? Is psychopathy due to nature or nurture? And can we treat psychopaths?
• Reveals the authors' ground-breaking research into whether an underlying abnormality in brain development leaves psychopaths with an inability to feel emotion or fear.
• The resulting theory could lead to early diagnosis and revolutionize the way society, the media and the state both views and contends with the psychopaths in our midst.

Author: James Blair, Derek Mitchell, Karina Blair
ISBN-10: 0631233350
ISBN-13: 9780631233350
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2005
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.84d