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Bad boys, bad men : confronting antisocial personality disorder /

Whether called black sheep, sociopaths, felons, con men, or misfits, some men break all the rules. They shirk everyday responsibilities, abuse drugs and alcohol, take up criminal careers, and lash out at family members. In the worst cases, they commit rape, murder, and other acts of extreme violence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Black, Donald W., 1956-
Otros Autores: Larson, C. Lindon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. A lurking threat : antisocial personality disorder and society
  • 2. Searching for answers : the evolving psychiatric view of antisocial personality disorder
  • 3. Bad boys to bad men : the symptoms of antisocial personality disorder
  • 4. Naming the problem : the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder
  • 5. Divergent paths : the natural history of antisocial personality disorder
  • 6. Seeds of despair : the causes of antisocial personality disorder
  • 7. Overcoming antisocial personality disorder : options for treatment
  • 8. Power and pretense : the hidden antisocials
  • 9. The antisocial murderer : Gacy and others
  • 10. Antisocial personality disorder and families : finding ways to cope
  • Epilogue : dispelling the myths
  • Notes
  • Recommended readings
  • Index.