| Antisocial personality disorder is negatively | | | | Personality Disorder: |
| correlated with all DSM-IV Axis. Fire-setting and | | | | Genetic factors. |
| cruelty to animals during childhood are linked to | | | | Environmental factors. |
| the development of antisocial personality. Some | | | | Alcoholism. |
| antisocial personalities may also possess a | | | | Somatization disorder. |
| considerable amount of charm and wit. Antisocial | | | | Signs and Symptoms of Antisocial Personality |
| personality disorder most symptoms is failure to | | | | Disorder |
| conform to social norms and irritability and | | | | Sign and symptoms of Antisocial Personality |
| aggressiveness. Consistent irresponsibility , | | | | Disorder |
| impulsivity or failure to plan ahead and lack of | | | | Failure to conform to social norms. |
| remorse is another symptoms. Environmental | | | | Deceitfulness. |
| factors are also believed to contribute to a | | | | Impulsivity. |
| person developing antisocial personality disorder | | | | Irritability and aggressiveness. |
| since people whose role model had antisocial | | | | Reckless disregard for safety of self. |
| tendencies is more likely to develop the disorder. | | | | Consistent irresponsibility. |
| About 3% of men and about 1% of women have | | | | Lack of remorse. |
| antisocial personality disorder with percentages | | | | Treatment of Antisocial Personality Disorder |
| much higher among the prison population. People | | | | Common Treatment of Antisocial Personality |
| with antisocial personality disorder often suffer | | | | Disorder |
| from associative conditions such as anxiety, | | | | Antidepressant or antipsychotic medications to |
| depression, other mood disorders and substance | | | | help alleviate these conditions. |
| abuse. Antidepressant or antipsychotic medications | | | | Psychotherapy therapy can help people with |
| to help alleviate these conditions. Psychotherapy | | | | antisocial personality disorder develop appropriate |
| therapy can help people with antisocial personality | | | | interpersonal skills and instill a moral code. A critical |
| disorder develop appropriate interpersonal skills | | | | part of this therapy is developing and maintaining |
| and instill a moral code. A critical part of this | | | | a strong therapist-patient relationship. |
| therapy is developing and maintaining a strong | | | | Groups therapy can be especially helpful for |
| therapist-patient relationship. | | | | people with this disorder. |
| Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder | | | | Juliet Cohen writes health articles for diseases and |
| Common causes and risk factors of Antisocial | | | | disorders. |