Myths About Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Gabby
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min read
A study done by Donald W. Black, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City.
There are many myths about ASP. These are some of the most common misconceptions:
1. Myth: Antisocial personality disorder is untreatable.
Fact: More research is needed to be conducted, as some medications have been shown to reduce aggressive tendencies which may be helpful for antisocial persons in whom aggression is an important symptom. For instance, atypical antipsychotics, which target mood and irritability, could help these individuals.
2. Myth: Studying antisocial personality disorder coddles criminals and gives them an excuse.
Fact: ASP diagnosis is not a license for patients to behave as they like, but instead is a lens through which to view their misbehaviour, which is unusual by any standard.
3. Myth: You can’t prevent antisocial personality disorder.
I believe that antisocial personality disorder is something that stems from things that happen while a person is still young. Not having people around who support you and even having peers who may bully you or act like you are scary or weird, can cause a young person to develope a self stigma which is possible for them to carry throughout their whole life which would make them feel like everybody looks at them a certain way and that can trigger anti-social behavior. But if we are able to give a young person support even if they have one friend or one role model who shows they care and is always present for the young person to the best of…