The psychopath whisperer : the science of those without conscience / Kent A. Kiehl, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiehl, Kent A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antisocial personality disorders.

Psychopaths.

Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Psychopathology--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Antisocial Personality Disorder.

Psychopathology--methods.

Physical Description:

294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Broadway Books, [2014]

Summary:

"In the bestselling tradition of The Psychopath Test and The Sociopath Next Door, a compelling journey into the science and behavior of psychopaths in our lives, written by the leading scientist in the field of criminal psychopathy. Kent A. Kiehl, who created the Mind Mobil MRI System to study psychopaths in prison populations, has collected the world's largest repository of forensic neuroscience, with scans of more than five hundred psychopaths and three thousand criminal offenders at eight facilities in several states. Kiehl's research has shown that the brains of psychopaths are structurally different from normal brains, offering new clues to how to predict and treat the disease"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Maximum security

Suffering souls

The assassins

The psychopath electrified

The psychopath magnetized

Bad beginnings

Ivy League lessons

Teenage "psychopaths"

Mobile imaging

The decompression chamber

A serial killer unmasked.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780770435868

0770435866

OCLC:

910849047

Publisher Number:

99977689198