The aim is to investigate the psychopath concept closer with molecule-genetic, epidemiological, neuropsychological methods and so called neuroimaging-techniques. Our starting point is that what we today call >>psychopathy<< nearer constitutes one jumble of distinct various subgroups, each and one with their own specific direct genes(diseasehistory) and with differently clinical profiles and probably with different methods of treatment. For the subgroup that characterizes(karakäriseras) of as most practicals and researchers than today denotes as core features (kärnegenskaper) for psychopaty, i. e. grandiosity, manipulative, chilly deficiency on sympathy, and smooth, unreliable charm we have suggested the term “Checkleys syndrome” (see, Söderström's article). We believe this mould of discrepancy has a basis in a mould of empathy disturbance, similar (but not same) as of that one sees at certain so called autism - spectrum disturbances. <snip s. 14>
This book is about psychopaths of various kind, their distinguish features and what research have shown on what that pertains to reasons, diagnostic and behaviors. I have interviewed males with psychopathic features, women who have lived with men that have psychopathic features and doctors and psychologists with experience of meeting psychopaths. The men that we today call psychopaths - it's almost always about males - constitute presumes not more than 0,5 percents of the population but they are often difficult, unscrupulous criminals as time on time causes both the society and that of the individual enormous damage. At the same time the psychopaths are unhappy people that also suffer. In my book, I want to try to give a new and balanced picture of this personality disorderd group <snip s. 23>
Assault is the most common violent crime. The number of reported physical abuse cases has increased during the almost entire 1990 decade. An explanation to this is considered to be increased alcohol consumption<snip s. 25>
My hypothesis is that this kick creates a dependancy. To do crime is addictive because it gives one lust sensation that influences the brain's reward system in one vulnerable person in the same way alcohol, narcotics or casinogames do. The brain requires this desire fulfilled while again and again. The psychopath becomes what we can call >>crimeaddicted<<. This is a thought that I have not seen expressed somewhere in that big amount of international literature about psychopaths that I have ploughed through. Nevertheless it must be so. <snip s. 31>
Still, the researchers don't know a lot of what happens in the brain cells and nerve paths of substance abusers<snip s.32>
An addiction in one person is accompanied often of another addiction. It is called korsreaktivitet . An example is that alcohol- and nicotine addiction gladly follows up to other things. There is hardly any alcoholics that doesn't smoke. Drug addicts are usually smokers too. The connection between psychopathy and drug misuses are known since long. Almost all psychopaths are smokers. Manny of them also abuses alcohol and narcotics. What is it then that causes what?
Do psychopathy lead to that persons begin abuse? Or leads perhaps drug misuse to that a person develops psychopathy and crime dependancy?
Perhaps several dependancies are developed concurrent with a person on the basis of a third reason? The researchers have still no complete reply on these questions <snip s. 35>
I don't believe there is any psychopath that have had a happy childhood. What one has not got, that can not one neither give and there we probably have the explanation of why psychopaths does not set spirit of togetherness within a family so high.<snip s 36>
