Antisocial Personality Disorder Research Paper
Antisocial Personality Disorder
William Weiss
11/15/2015
Abstract
Antisocial personality disorder, also known as (ASPD), is a chronic disorder in which those who suffer have very little to no respect for the best wishes, safety or feelings of others. Those who suffer from ASPD tend to have wit and charm in which they use to manipulate or use others. Another symptom may include huge amounts of substance abuse which would make the symptoms of ASPD much worst, and highly uncontrollable. ASPD alone without substance abuse is incredibly hard to treat, so those with Antisocial personality disorder should always stay away from substances like drugs and alcohol. I will discuss in depth the following:
Overview of ASPD
Substance …show more content…
Most commonly, the criminal justice system refers people that are antisocial to some form of treatment to ideally reduce recidivism which eventually would decrease the chance of future incarceration. Some examples of treatment are, domestic violence groups, therapeutic communities, substance abuse programs and mental health courts. Mental health professionals usually find themselves working with those who are either under a form of court supervision, or probation.
The most effective treatment for those who have ASPD is time. For most people suffering with ASPD, the symptoms of impulsivity and being dangerous to others seem to diminish by the time they reach their 40’s. According to multiple psychologists, getting those who have ASPD to realize that they have a problem can greatly increase chances for successful treatment. Group therapy, individual therapy or therapy with friends or family has been found to be successful treatment for those with ASPD. Because substance abuse is so common with APSD, a highly effective treatment is counseling for substance …show more content…
Those who have ASPD, have flawed decision making, mental processes and judgement. Because these are flawed, all of these processes are different than one who does not suffer from Antisocial personality disorder. People use mental processes in reasoning what decisions are right and what is wrong. People with this disorder cannot make connections to right so they commonly choose to make wrong decisions and judgement.
Conclusion
ASPD is a personality disorder that affects both adults and adolescents. Although symptoms may diminish, most times those who suffer from ASPD will always suffer from it and always struggle to treat it properly. The best treatments for ASPD have been proven to be therapies, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and antidepressants. In prescribing these drugs to those with the disorder, physicians need to be careful when prescribing them as well as test those people to protect against the probability of misuse or abuse. Those people will most usually deal with drug and alcohol addiction for the duration of their
William Weiss
11/15/2015
Abstract
Antisocial personality disorder, also known as (ASPD), is a chronic disorder in which those who suffer have very little to no respect for the best wishes, safety or feelings of others. Those who suffer from ASPD tend to have wit and charm in which they use to manipulate or use others. Another symptom may include huge amounts of substance abuse which would make the symptoms of ASPD much worst, and highly uncontrollable. ASPD alone without substance abuse is incredibly hard to treat, so those with Antisocial personality disorder should always stay away from substances like drugs and alcohol. I will discuss in depth the following:
Overview of ASPD
Substance …show more content…
Most commonly, the criminal justice system refers people that are antisocial to some form of treatment to ideally reduce recidivism which eventually would decrease the chance of future incarceration. Some examples of treatment are, domestic violence groups, therapeutic communities, substance abuse programs and mental health courts. Mental health professionals usually find themselves working with those who are either under a form of court supervision, or probation.
The most effective treatment for those who have ASPD is time. For most people suffering with ASPD, the symptoms of impulsivity and being dangerous to others seem to diminish by the time they reach their 40’s. According to multiple psychologists, getting those who have ASPD to realize that they have a problem can greatly increase chances for successful treatment. Group therapy, individual therapy or therapy with friends or family has been found to be successful treatment for those with ASPD. Because substance abuse is so common with APSD, a highly effective treatment is counseling for substance …show more content…
Those who have ASPD, have flawed decision making, mental processes and judgement. Because these are flawed, all of these processes are different than one who does not suffer from Antisocial personality disorder. People use mental processes in reasoning what decisions are right and what is wrong. People with this disorder cannot make connections to right so they commonly choose to make wrong decisions and judgement.
Conclusion
ASPD is a personality disorder that affects both adults and adolescents. Although symptoms may diminish, most times those who suffer from ASPD will always suffer from it and always struggle to treat it properly. The best treatments for ASPD have been proven to be therapies, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics and antidepressants. In prescribing these drugs to those with the disorder, physicians need to be careful when prescribing them as well as test those people to protect against the probability of misuse or abuse. Those people will most usually deal with drug and alcohol addiction for the duration of their