Guise of Humanity

We Must Protect Ourselves through Education on Dangerous Personality Disorders

Having specialized in evaluating and treating violent offenders my entire career, I am considered an expert on psychopathy, and certainly sociopathy, which are dangerous personality disorders that best predict violence. These diagnoses are made cautiously and sparingly, since they can stigmatize persons, but we must counterbalance this with the need to warn potential victims and the public, so that they might better protect themselves. Above all, society needs to be better informed more generally, so that it does not…