Dr. Liane Leedom and I spent last weekend, May 19-21, at the 4th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy in Montreal, Canada.
Approximately 200 people were at the conference, including the biggest names in psychopathy research: Robert Hare, Paul Babiak, Paul J. Frick, Kent Kiehl, David Kosson, Joseph Newman, Christopher J. Patrick, and many, many more. Also in attendance were graduate students and researchers from all over the world—nine different countries were represented.
It was an opportunity to learn about the latest research going on in the field. A total of 46 researchers made 15-minute oral presentations of their work. An additional 91 groups of researchers presented their work on posters.
Dr. Leedom and I were among those presenting in poster form. We summarized the findings of the survey we did last year in response to the request for public feedback on the draft of the new American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5). (See Lovefraud’s comment about sociopaths for the DSM-5.)
I designed a poster, 6 feet long and 3 feet tall, which briefly described the survey, the findings, and the conclusions that we drew. The title of the poster: When Psychopaths Say “I Love You.” Dr. Leedom also presented another poster on Familial Attachments and Parenting Behavior of Psychopathic Individuals. Our posters were displayed right next to each other, and as people came around to look at them, we explained what we learned.
The reaction to our work was very positive. The majority of research in the field is done either on college students or prisoners. The information that Lovefraud readers provided about their relationships with disordered individuals is highly unusual, and very important. Thank you to everyone who participated.
I also designed a tri-fold brochure version of the poster information. If you’d like to take a look at what we presented, you can download a pdf of either the poster or the brochure. Don’t worry, the poster pdf will scale down to fit on your computer monitor. If you’d like a printed version of the brochure, just send an email with your mailing address to donna@lovefraud.com.
When Psychopaths Say “I Love You” poster
When Psychopaths Say “I Love You” brochure
skylar
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Donna Andersen
Thank you all. Dr. Leedom will be posting her thoughts about the conference.
Annie
Donna (and Dr. Leedom),
Congratulations! This is wonderful work.
There are so many things that are ‘right’ about what you’ve done that it would be difficult to list them all.
But one thing I’m extremely grateful for is your fairness. Although the majority of the readers of your site, and respondants to your survey, are females who have been victimized by men, your reports and language are fair and impartial, and report on sex/gender differences only when they are relevant (e.g. your conclusion #4). Your examples give equal voice to all.
Thank you, from a grateful LF member.
I hope that Dr. Leedom will likewise post her “poster”, and I hope you’ll both share your thoughts and impressions from the conference.
DancingWarrior
EEK! Can’t remember the blog title I posted in the other day. Skylar if you’re around, any clue?
Thanks.
skylar
Hi DW!
I can’t ever remember where I post either. Once it slips off the roll, it’s gone.
Ox Drover
Hey DW, glad to see you around. How are you doing , sweetie?
This is the first chance I’ve had to get on the website….crazeeee here….Cousin’s husband in ICU….doctor and his RN daughter got into a verbal knock down drag out in hallway and so now we have new doctor! (I concur with the daughter’s assessment of the doc he had being an incompetent and arrogant ass, and a narcissist to boot!)
Daughter-cousin had to return to her home for a few days to take care of business, so I’m on duty with her mom-cousin, and keeping her posted by phone on the situation in the hospital.
Oh, and BTW the bi-polar ASPD (professionally diagnosed on both counts!) other daughter-cousin (who lives in OK) is trying to cause trouble, but fortunately, mom-cousin is NC with her….Ain’t life grand! Any time there is a crisis that they can possibly make more stressful or worse they pop out of the woodwork to do so! BUT—we have caller ID so that helps! LOL
I read some of your interesting posts guys, glad to see DW back too. Fill me in on what is going on! (((hugs))))
candy
Hi Ox. Sounds like you are really having a busy time of it. Take care not to over-stretch yourself with all of that drama going on:)
Louise
DancingWarrior:
Your post was under the Cartoon blog title.
Ox Drover
Yea, you know, I NOW REMEMBER why I hate hospitals!!!!! And why I hate drama queens and psychopaths….but the good thing is that I am handling it both physically and emotionally very well…..letting the Drama roll off my back like water off a ducks back.
It is amazing just how we get when we finally get to where we don’t ENGAGE in the drama-rama on an emotional level.
DancingWarrior
Hi Ox,
Good luck with the cousin’s husband ICU care. Hope everything goes well, and boy you are in a whirlwind of activity.
It’s very nice that you are able to help wit your grounded attitude around drama.
eb92044, thank you for the reminder!!