The Review of Antisocial Personality Disorder

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211020.192How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Antisocial Personality Disorder, Etiology, Psychopathy, Treatment

Abstract

This review introduces antisocial personality disorder in etiology and treatment methods based on recent studies. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5), antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) defines people who present repetitive reckless, aberrant and criminal behavior. Etiology includes environmental factors, biological factors, psychological and social factors, introduces risk factors from different perspectives. Treatment methods include Cognitive Behaviour Treatment (CBT), biological treatment, and family therapy. By comparing the effectiveness and defects of these treatments, gaining insights on how to treat patients with ASPD properly becomes possible. The main purpose of this review is to help people have a better overall understanding of ASPD characteristics.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zilong Chen
AU  - Yinuo Xing
AU  - Zehui Zhang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/21
TI  - The Review of Antisocial Personality Disorder
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 417
EP  - 421
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211020.192
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.192
ID  - Chen2021
ER  -