M.E. Thomas describes herself as a cutthroat attorney who sailed through law school without much effort, landed a position at a prestigious law firm, and then became a professor. She also claims to ...

We all love to watch them on TV, but we would hate to actually encounter one in real life. Yes, I’m talking about sociopaths. Unfortunately, sociopaths — now referred to as people with antisocial ...

We’ve all had bad bosses or coworkers. But what do you do if your boss actually ends up being a sociopath–and you never knew it all along? Well, here are the five steps you should take if you feel ...

We’ve all seen organizations and empires collapse. Often, a sociopath or two is responsible. I asked psychiatrist Martha Stout, author of the influential The Sociopath Next Door, how hiring managers ...

Evil in the office. If you think about it, you'll probably realize you've seen it play out at least once in your career. All of a sudden a well-running, friendly, effective group or company begins to ...

Spotting a sociopath in your life can be a daunting task. These people often blend into social settings seamlessly, making it challenging to identify their true nature. While it's not your job to ...

In June, Joseph Gibbons, a former MIT lecturer, was found guilty of filming himself while robbing a New York bank in what he claimed was an art project. He took $1,000, and now faces up to three years ...

Many people use the word 'sociopath' flippantly to describe people they dislike, but few understand what the term really means. In actual fact, most 'sociopaths' have a form of antisocial personality ...

Is Bernard Madoff a sociopath? That’s the question posed, almost verbatim, on the cover of this week’s New York magazine. Most instinctively assume, yes, he is, but the story aims to challenge that ...

In a new book about Scientology, Ron Miscavige suggests that his son, church leader David Miscavige, might be a sociopath after reading a textbook by a Harvard academic who believes that one in every ...