Daniel Webster College :: Library :: Antisocial Personality Disorder

SCOPE: Antisocial personality disorder is characterized the presence of a chronic and persuasive disposition to disregard and violate the rights of others. ( Corsini, Encyclopedia of Psychology) Previously referred to as psychopathy, and sociopathy, this disorder is one of the most harmful and destructive of the mental disorders. Individuals are impulsive, rageful, and immoral and are incapable of feelings of remorse or empathy. Their actions are criminal and abusive. The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for students in locating library resources that will provide an in-depth analysis of this topic.

Books dealing with the topic of antisocial personality disorder are listed in the Baddour Library's online catalog under the following subject headings.

SUBJECT HEADINGS

Aggressiveness
Antisocial personality disorders
Deviant behavior
Social problems
Violence

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF BF 31.E52 2000 Encyclopedia of Psychology

REF RC 554.P474 2002 Personality Disorders and the Five-Factor Model of Personality

REF RC 514.N63 2000 The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS

Babiak, Paul. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work. New York: Regan Books, 2006.

Black, Donald W. Bad Boys, Bad Men: Confronting Antisocial Personality Disorder. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Blair, James, MD. The Psychopath: Emotion and the Brain. Malden, MA: Blackwell
Pub; 2005.

Clarke, David. Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behavior. New York: Routledge, 2003.

Hare, Robert D. Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths
Among Us. New York: Guilford Press, 1999.

Lykken, David Thoreson. The Antisocial Personalities. Hillsdale, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995.

Millon, Theodore. Psychopathy: Antisocial, Criminal, and Violent Behavior. New York: Guilford Press, 1998.

Rotgers, Frederick & Michael Maniacci. Antisocial Personality Disorder: a Practitioner’s Guide to Comparative Treatments. New York: Springer Pub; 2006.

Stoff, David M. Handbook of Antisocial Behavior. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1997.

Wolman, Benjamin B. Antisocial Behavior: Personality Disorders from Hostility to Homicide. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 1999.

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

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VIDEOS

RC454 .W67 The World of Abnormal Psychology

Updated 02/08/2007