Prevention and treatment of the antisocial personality disorder

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterised by a long-standing pattern of egocentricity, impulsivity and aggressiveness. Affected individuals lack a sense of responsibility and guilt. People with an ASPD therefore almost always have social problems, cause much damage and distress, and become a nuisance to society. They are also convicted of offences relatively frequently. Between one and two percent of the general population in Western countries have an ASPD. In prisons and TBS clinics, this percentage is much higher. It is thought that ASPD may be eight times more common among men than among women.