Almost a psychopath : do I (or does someone I know) have a problem with manipulation and lack of empathy?

Schouten, Ronald (Author). Silver, Jim, 1963- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1616491027 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781616491024 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xiv, 257 p. ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Center City, Minn. : Hazelden, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256).

Formatted Contents Note:

Minor problems to major predators. Setting the stage ; What is a psychopath? ; The almost psychopath ; Could it be something else? -- Dealing with almost psychopaths in our lives. Living with an almost psychopath ; Recognizing almost psychopathic traits in children ; Working with an almost psychopath ; Confronting child abuse by almost psychopaths ; Adults as victims : confronting almost psychopaths in the helping professions ; Sick or slick? : malingering and manipulation of illness ; What to do when you find yourself in almost psychopath territory -- Appendix A. Diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality disorder -- Appendix B. Defining a mental disorder using the axes of the diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR).