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The most current, comprehensive work available to date, the Textbook of Antisocial Personality Disorder is the definitive source of information on this difficult and often poorly understood and underdiagnosed disorder. A group of distinguished international experts, researchers, and clinicians provide their unique perspectives on what has been learned so far about antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and other forms of antisocial behavior, including childhood conduct disorder, adult antisocial behavior, and psychopathy. Highly useful for both clinicians tasked with caring for these patients and researchers involved in probing its causes and treatments, the book looks at the phenomenology and natural course of ASPD, as well as its neuropathology, neurophysiology, genetic risk factors, epigenetics, and social determinants. The authors also explore some promising directions regarding prevention and treatment.
Throughout
the book, illustrative case vignettes provide a real-world view of people
diagnosed with ASPD, including symptoms, course, and severity. In addition,
tables, graphs, and illustrations further define the important points.
Urgently needed and written with authority by those at the forefront of this
vexing disorder, the Textbook of Antisocial Personality Disorder
provides useful information on topics such as
• The history and definition of ASPD
• Clinical concepts such as
epidemiology, comorbidity, symptoms, and course
• Suspected causes of
the disorder
• Neurophysiology, neurotransmitters, and neuroimaging of
the disease
• The relationship of ASPD to psychopathy
• Current
treatment recommendations
Special coverage is included on antisocial women, antisocial children, antisocial sexual offenders, forensic aspects of ASPD, and preventive strategies.
This book is one of only a few current comprehensive resources on antisocial personality disorder. The contributors consist of an international panel of experts who have brought together the vast body of research and current information regarding the psychopathology of this complex and disabling disorder.
— Michael Easton, MD
Donald W. Black, M.D., is Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa, and Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at Iowa City Veterans Administration Health Care.
Nathan J. Kolla, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, is Clinician Scientist at the Brain Health Research Imaging Centre and Head of the Violence Prevention Neurobiological Research Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and the Waypoint/University of Toronto Research Chair in Forensic Mental Health Science at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada.
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Definition and
History
Chapter 1. Classification and Definition of Antisocial
Personality Disorder
Chapter 2. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Throughout Time—Evolution of the Concept
Part II: Clinical
Concepts
Chapter 3. Epidemiology of Antisocial Personality
Disorder
Chapter 4. Psychiatric and Medical Comorbidity of Antisocial
Personality Disorder
Chapter 5. Clinical Symptoms and Assessment of
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Part III: Etiology and
Pathophysiology
Chapter 6. Natural History and Course of Antisocial
Personality Disorder
Chapter 7. Family, Twin, and Adoption Studies in
Antisocial Personality Disorder and Antisocial Behavior
Chapter 8.
Molecular Genetics of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chapter 9. Social
Theories of Causation
Chapter 10. Biological Risk Factors for Antisocial
Personality Disorder
Chapter 11. Neurophysiology of Antisocial
Personality Disorder
Chapter 12. Central and Peripheral Biomarkers of
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chapter 13. Structural MRI Studies of
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chapter 14. Functional MRI Studies of
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chapter 15. Single-Photon Emission
Computed Tomography and PET Studies of Antisocial Personality Disorder and
Aggression
Chapter 16. New Insights Into the Causes of and Potential
for Prevention of Psychopathy—A Syndrome Distinct From Antisocial
Personality Disorder
Part IV: Clinical Management
Chapter 17.
Psychosocial Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chapter 18.
Pharmacological Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chapter
19. Treatment Issues With Antisocial Personality Disorder
Part V:
Special Problems, Populations, and Settings
Chapter 20. Criminal Justice
System and Antisocial Personality Disorder
Chapter 21. The Antisocial
Child
Chapter 22. The Antisocial Woman
Chapter 23. The Antisocial
Sexual Offender
Chapter 24. Prevention of Antisocial Personality
Disorder
Index