If you’ve ever had the unsettling feeling that someone in your life operates without empathy, thrives on manipulation, and ...

Although people toss around the term sociopath, individuals who exude these behaviors actually might have antisocial personality disorder, says Pavel Blagov, Ph.D., professor of psychology at ...

Diagnosed with sociopathic personality disorder in her 20s, Dr. Patric Gagne struggled to find resources to treat the ...

Research from Current Psychiatry Reports explains that what was formerly referred to as sociopathy is what we now know as Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). This disorder is characterized by ...

"Narcissist" and "sociopath" share some similarities, but they are not interchangeable. They refer to two distinct personality disorders: narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and antisocial ...

In the DSM-5, the characteristics that people often describe when they use the term "sociopath" describe those of people with the mental health condition antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).

But before we casually armchair diagnose your ex with a pretty serious personality disorder and risk engaging in weaponized therapy speak, let's first define what "being a sociopath" actually means.