Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a mental problem that involves using others, manipulating them, even to the extent of violating their rights. This long-term problem, which is more common in men than in women, often has criminal manifestations.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

The definition for ASPD goes as ‘a regular and persistent behavior of disregard or disrespect for, and abuse of, the freedom, rights and privileges of others and this starts right from childhood or even at the beginning of adolescence and prolongs right till the person has reached adulthood’.

Usually, criminal manifestations as a child are often linked to the development of this disorder later on in life. Petty, yet violent, activities like cruelty to animals or younger siblings and damage to property are signs of antisocial personality disorder.

Treatments
The only treatment for antisocial personality disorder is to seek help from a psychiatrist, and since this disorder is usually not diagnosed, most people do not even know that they need help.

Recently Schema therapy, a type of psychotherapy has been used to treat this problem. The best form of treatment is the early sort. If you find that your child or a loved one is exhibiting these symptoms, get them help as the sooner you do so, the more effective the treatment will be.