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Jon Ronson touched on this a bit in The Psychopath Test (worth reading if you get a chance). I was under the impression that there was already data supporting
by kevincennis 12y ago
Jon Ronson touched on this a bit in The Psychopath Test (worth reading if you get a chance).
I was under the impression that there was already data supporting this.
- DanBC 12y agoPersonality disorders are controversial diagnoses that are difficult to make. As this submission shows a lot of research is fucking hopeless. I'd be very careful about drawing conclusions from a book, even very good books like Jon Ronson's books, about psychopathy. The science isn't good; he's not a scientist nor a science writer; etc. Things are much easier if you want to substitute "assholes" for "person with antisocial personality disorder", because you're not stigmatising mental illness and you're not making shit up, you're just voicing an opinion on the weird behaviours seen in some bosses.
- kevincennis 12y agoOh, for sure. I took the book as "here's a light history of this diagnostic tool that's almost certainly flawed AND misapplied, plus some interesting anecdotes". It's obviously not, like, a science book.