I'm a child and adolescent forensic psychiatrist. The omission of psychopathy from the DSM was a considered decision, but not everyone agreed with it. People w

I'm a child and adolescent forensic psychiatrist. The omission of psychopathy from the DSM was a considered decision, but not everyone agreed with it. People with psychopathy often exhibit antisocial / criminal behavior, but not everyone who exhibits criminal behavior has the deficit of empathy that characterizes psychopathy. I work in juvenile prisons, and most of the kids have had a very difficult life and have never been able to trust or rely on the adults in their lives who were supposed to take care of them. Almost all of these, with patience and kindness, can learn what it means to trust someone. Others struggle with it, and don't grasp the value of other people beyond what that person can do for them. What I do think is much sensationalized is the idea that psychopaths enjoy violence. This can be true, but is hardly a hallmark. Most of them are best described as callous, and are not deterred by the effect of their actions on others, but aren't violent for the sake of being violent.