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Antisocial Personality Disorder
Health Encyclopedia: Antisocial Personality Disorder
Psychopathic personality; Sociopathic personality; Personality disorder - antisocial
Symptoms
A person with antisocial personality disorder:
- Breaks the law repeatedly
- Lies, steals, and fights often
- Disregards the safety of self and others
- Demonstrates a lack of guilt
- Had a childhood diagnosis (or symptoms consistent with) conduct disorder
Signs and tests
Individuals with antisocial personality disorder a...
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Health Guide
Antisocial personality disorder
...personality; Sociopathic personality; Personality disorder - antisocial Treatment Antisocial personality disorder is one of the most difficult personality disorders to treat.... Read more »Antisocial personality disorder
......relationship patterns that interfere with a person's life over many years. To receive a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, a person must have exhibited behavior that qualifies for a... Read more »Antisocial personality disorder
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