Psychopathy, Sociopathy, and Antisocial Personality Disorder

Diagnostic Guidelines (ICD-10) and, similar to the DSM, indicates the diagnosis includes amoral, antisocial, asocial, psychopathic, and sociopathic personality disorders. The construct of psychopathy dates back to ancient times. It was described by Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle, and was the first personality disorder to be recognized in psychiatry.