Antisocial Personality Disorder: an Epidemiological Perspective

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is the most reliably diagnosed condition among the personality disorders, yet treatment efforts are notoriously difficult. Many psychiatrists are reluctant to treat patients with ASPD because of widespread belief that such patients are always untreatable. There is increasing evidence, however, that ASPD may, in certain cases, be treatable. In this chapter,...

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