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The paper discusses how the designations "Anti-Social Personality Disorder" (ASPD) and "Psychopathy" are mental conditions whose definitions, while classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM, currently DSM-IV), remain widely controversial within the field of psychology. This paper explores both conditions, their histories and current scholarly perspectives. The paper shows how while these conditions are significant in the study of criminal behaviour, and particularly with regard to assessing risk of recidivism, our lack of clear understanding of these conditions and their classifications remain as challenges to their critical assessment and possibilities of treatment.

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"The designations "Anti-Social Personality Disorder" (ASPD) and "Psychopathy" are mental conditions whose definitions, while classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM, currently DSM-IV), remain widely controversial within the field of psychology. This essay will explore both conditions, their histories and current scholarly perspectives. As will be seen, while these conditions are significant in the study of criminal behaviour, and particularly with..."

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