antisocial personality disorder
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A simpler way of putting it is that Pelicot has an antisocial personality disorder - a term preferred by psychiatrists these days to words such as psychopath or sociopath.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024
Indeed, neither are literal clinical terms: People with the traits labeled "psychopath" and "narcissist" often have a clinical condition officially known as antisocial personality disorder.
From Salon • May 20, 2024
Published by Simon & Schuster, the new memoir traces the life of a girl who grew into a woman trying to understand her sociopathy, which today is often labeled as antisocial personality disorder.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024
It often occurs along with other conditions, such as depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality or antisocial personality disorder.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023
He diagnosed Cruz with antisocial personality disorder, saying the 24-year-old former Stoneman Douglas student can control his behavior but chooses not to because he has no regard for others.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
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