Antisocial Personality Disorder: Clinical Understanding, Therapeutic Challenges, and Evidence-Informed Approaches
Home Study 4 CEsThis course provides a comprehensive, evidence-informed understanding of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), focusing on its conceptualization, assessment, and treatment. It addresses psychological mechanisms such as attachment disturbance, trauma, and mentalization deficits. The course examines therapeutic challenges, including clinician countertransference and systemic barriers, and reviews emerging psychotherapeutic interventions like mentalization-based treatment and impulsive lifestyle counseling. Designed to foster clinical competence and therapeutic optimism, it integrates developmental, relational, and systemic perspectives relevant for psychologists and graduate-level clinicians working with this historically underserved population.