antisocial personality disorder
noun
: a personality disorder that is characterized by antisocial behavior exhibiting pervasive disregard for and violation of the rights, feelings, and safety of others starting in childhood or the early teenage years and continuing into adulthood
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Comorbid Conditions Men with BPD tend to externalize their distress, which contributes to their likelihood of experiencing substance use disorder (SUD) and exhibiting signs of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).1213
Substance abuse is a common result of BPD.
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Sharon Kwon, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
People with antisocial personality disorder often experience difficulty with feeling empathy for others.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Psychologist Mary Trump deduces, from family history and close observation, that her uncle Donald Trump meets the criteria for narcissistic as well as, probably, antisocial personality disorder, at the extreme end of which is sociopathy.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
One inmate, Stephanie Pena, spent a total of 70 days in the segregated housing unit, or SHU, at Albion Correctional Facility spread out over several occasions, despite her PTSD and antisocial personality disorder, according to the suit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
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Sharon Kwon, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
People with antisocial personality disorder often experience difficulty with feeling empathy for others.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Psychologist Mary Trump deduces, from family history and close observation, that her uncle Donald Trump meets the criteria for narcissistic as well as, probably, antisocial personality disorder, at the extreme end of which is sociopathy.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
One inmate, Stephanie Pena, spent a total of 70 days in the segregated housing unit, or SHU, at Albion Correctional Facility spread out over several occasions, despite her PTSD and antisocial personality disorder, according to the suit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
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“Antisocial personality disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisocial%20personality%20disorder. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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