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• n  a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)

• sociopathic personality
• psychopathic personality

News & Articles

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• Study Finds Gang Members Suffer High Levels of Mental Illness
  New research shows that young men in the UK who are members of gangs suffer from “unprecedented” levels of psychiatric illness, placing a heavy burden on mental health services. The study by researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, found that of the gang members surveyed: 85.8 percent had an antisocial personality disorder Two-thirds were alcohol [...]
  July 14, 2013 - Psych Central