To finally understand whether child psychopathy can be curedand howBored Pandaspoke withPhD.
Some treatments make a significant difference in symptoms and outcomes.
This is not surprising,Marshsaid when presented with these studies.
A large corpus of research has found that genetics account for about half the variation in many psychological outcomes.
Recent analysis found that the same is true for child psychopathy.
Its tragic, Marsh reflected.
Parents ofkids with psychopathic traitsshould find a local clinician trained in one of these kinds of treatment.
There is a lot of overlap between the two.
Most people with a diagnosis of ASPD will also have high levels of psychopathic traits, the doctor stated.
Psychopathy is a personality disorder.
Thats not necessarily true, Marsh explained.
The gruesome nature of the incident stunned the doctor, [Its] a tragic story.
Behavior like this is not typical at all, even for children with psychopathic traits, she added.
A child like this could certainly have benefited from an early, accurate diagnosis and aggressive treatment.
According to her, families are often more concerned about getting a correct diagnosis and treatment rather than stigma.
What families want is clinicians to be straight with them, she said.
The label is not the issue.
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