Psychopath?

Ever wondered why your spine tingles when Hannibal Lecter escapes from custody? Or why a narcissistic, womanizing assassin for Her Majesty's Secret Service is revered worldwide as a fictional hero? Or why you feel a thrill when Frank Underwood manipulates a naïve senator? Or why you root for Tom Ripley to avoid the clutches of the Italian police?    Psychopath? takes you on a journey through the world of fictional villains and antiheroes - the lying, the cheating and the murder. Are they psychopaths in the true sense? Guided by the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, this book examines whether a fictional forensic psychologist might come to that very conclusion. More importantly, why do you long for the antihero to succeed? With each nefarious deed, sympathy and loyalty are garnered, pulling you in deeper with every turn of the page until finally, irresistibly you find yourself plotting with the psychopath.

Stephen McWilliams is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Saint John of God Hospital, Dublin, and Associate Clinical Professor at the School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (MB, BCh, BAO, LRCPSI), a member of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (MCPsychI) and a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London (FRCPsych). Stephen holds a master's degree in medical education (MMEd) and a research doctorate of medicine (MD). In addition to being Medical Editor of Hospital Doctor of Ireland, he has authored or co-authored over 250 articles, contributed to three books and authored four more, notably Fiction and Physicians: Medicine Through the Eyes of Writers.