Main description:

This book gathers and interrogates all lines of research pertaining to the assessment, management, and treatment of psychopathy, with the goal of improving the functioning of the patient and reducing harm to potential victims and society at large.

Research shows psychopathy is at heart a disorder of personality. Treating Psychopathy is divided into two parts. Part 1 develops the conceptual framework for risk reduction treatment of psychopathy culminating in the description of the two-component treatment model, while Part 2 translates the two-component model of psychopathy treatment into the realities and challenges of delivering such a treatment program.

Discussions on the effective treatment of psychopathy often elicit as much curiosity as skepticism if not outright incredulity. However, over 5 decades of research on psychopathy have enabled major advances in our understanding of the assessment, prevalence, and etiology of psychopathy. Treatment can reduce recidivism among criminal offenders, and many effective interventions have received broad empirical support.

Contents:

Part I
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Psychopathy, Violence, and Treatment Implications
Chapter 3: A Review of the Psychopathy Treatment Literature
Chapter 4: Assessing Risk of Violence and Risk Change With Treatment
Chapter 5: Neurocognitive Characteristics of Psychopathy and Treatment Implications
Chapter 6: A Model for Violence Reduction Treatment of Individuals With Psychopathic Traits
Chapter 7: Overview of the Violence Reduction Program (VRP): History and Theoretical Considerations
Chapter 8: The Violence Reduction Program: Program Content and the Integration of the Various Treatment and Conceptual Approaches
Part II
Chapter 9: Case Example of Dave
Chapter 10: Case Example of Jack
Chapter 11: Program Management and Support
Chapter 12: Treatment Teams and Team Building
Chapter 13: Summary and Future Directions
Appendix 1
References