Donald W. Black, MD, is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Utah School of Medicine, he has received numerous awards for teaching, research, and patient care, and is listed in “Best Doctors in America.” He is an authority on severe personality disorders and writes extensively for professional and lay audiences. He recently co-edited The Textbook of Antisocial Personality Disorder. He has served as a consultant to the Iowa Department of Corrections on offender mental health. His work has been featured in radio, television, and print media worldwide.

• Preface Introduction 1. A Lurking Threat: Antisocial Personality Disorder and Society 2. Searching for Answers: The Evolving Psychiatric View of Antisocial Personality Disorder 3. Bad Boys to Bad Men: The Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder 4. Naming the Problem: The Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder 5. Divergent Paths: The Natural History of Antisocial Personality Disorder 6. Seeds of Despair: The Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder 7. Overcoming Antisocial Personality Disorder: Options for Treatment 8. Power and Pretense: Antisocial Persons Among Us9. The Antisocial Murderer: Gacy and Others 10. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Families: Finding Ways to Cope Epilogue: Dispelling the Myths Notes Recommended Readings Index

Donald W. Black, MD, is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Utah School of Medicine, he has received numerous awards for teaching, research, and patient care, and is listed in “Best Doctors in America.” He is an authority on severe personality disorders and writes extensively for professional and lay audiences. He recently co-edited The Textbook of Antisocial Personality Disorder. He has served as a consultant to the Iowa Department of Corrections on offender mental health. His work has been featured in radio, television, and print media worldwide.

• Preface Introduction 1. A Lurking Threat: Antisocial Personality Disorder and Society 2. Searching for Answers: The Evolving Psychiatric View of Antisocial Personality Disorder 3. Bad Boys to Bad Men: The Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder 4. Naming the Problem: The Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder 5. Divergent Paths: The Natural History of Antisocial Personality Disorder 6. Seeds of Despair: The Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder 7. Overcoming Antisocial Personality Disorder: Options for Treatment 8. Power and Pretense: Antisocial Persons Among Us9. The Antisocial Murderer: Gacy and Others 10. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Families: Finding Ways to Cope Epilogue: Dispelling the Myths Notes Recommended Readings Index

Donald W. Black, MD, is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Utah School of Medicine, he has received numerous awards for teaching, research, and patient care, and is listed in “Best Doctors in America.” He is an authority on severe personality disorders and writes extensively for professional and lay audiences. He recently co-edited The Textbook of Antisocial Personality Disorder. He has served as a consultant to the Iowa Department of Corrections on offender mental health. His work has been featured in radio, television, and print media worldwide.

• Preface Introduction 1. A Lurking Threat: Antisocial Personality Disorder and Society 2. Searching for Answers: The Evolving Psychiatric View of Antisocial Personality Disorder 3. Bad Boys to Bad Men: The Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder 4. Naming the Problem: The Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder 5. Divergent Paths: The Natural History of Antisocial Personality Disorder 6. Seeds of Despair: The Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder 7. Overcoming Antisocial Personality Disorder: Options for Treatment 8. Power and Pretense: Antisocial Persons Among Us9. The Antisocial Murderer: Gacy and Others 10. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Families: Finding Ways to Cope Epilogue: Dispelling the Myths Notes Recommended Readings Index