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The thing is that the literature isn't clear on there being a single agreed-upon definition of psychopathy. The PCL-R test certainly has been successful in a cr
by j_baker 13y ago
The thing is that the literature isn't clear on there being a single agreed-upon definition of psychopathy. The PCL-R test certainly has been successful in a criminal setting. In fact, that's its chief disadvantage: it's too focused on the criminality aspect of it. There are certainly other points of view.
- dbbolton 13y agoHare's definition is rather widely agreed-upon. I doubt there are many mental illnesses that do have a single agreed-upon definition.
- theorique 13y agoGood point. The PCL-R is definitely not part of routine psychological / psychiatric practice - your average clinician would certainly not administer that test, for example. It is most commonly used in the penal system, not in mainstream mental health treatment.