We see them on the evening news, read about them in newspapers. Some of us may even know them personally. They are sociopaths, felons, conmen, or misfits, men who break all the rules. In the worst cases, they commit rape, murder, and other acts of extreme violence as though they lack a conscience. What makes these men behave they way they do?

This book examines the mental condition characterized by a serial pattern of bad behavior. In doing so, it provides a framework to help explain much of what is wrong in our society. Drawing on case studies, scientific data, and current events, Black shows how antisocial personality disorder, or ASP, is not a myth, but a very real problem that causes more pain to individuals and society than many commonly recognized psychiatric disorders. ASP effects up to seven million Americans, spans every level of society, and touches almost every family and community. Black implicates ASP in a host of social problems, including crime, domestic violence, drug abuse, and neglected children. The disorder plays a role in many of today’s high profile crimes. New evidence from genetics and neuroscience supports the long-held notion that extreme cases of antisocial behavior are tied to biological causes and that some people are simply born bad. 

Bad Boys, Bad Men introduces men who show the disorder’s devastating consequences, and its progression through life starting in early childhood. Black not only describes the warning signs that predict which children are more likely to become dangerous adults, but also details progress towards treatment for ASP, discusses the role of the criminal justice system, and offers advice to individuals and families affected by it.- 

Contents: A Lurking Threat: Antisocial Personality Disorder and Society; Searching for Answers: The Evolving Psychiatric View of Antisocial Personality Disorder; Bad Boys to Bad Men: The Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder; Naming the Problem: The Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder; Divergent Paths: The Naturla History of Antisocial Personality Disorder; Seeds of Despair: The Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder; Overcoming Antisocial Personality Disorder: Options for treatment; Power and Pretense: The Hidden Antisocials; The Antisocial Murderer: Gacy and Others; Antisocial Personality Disorder and Families: Finding Ways to Cope; Epilogue: Dispelling the Myths; Recommended Reading. 

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