Inside the Psychopathic Mind

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Tod A. Roy who evaluated Charles Manson in 1997. We discuss his interactions with Manson, his assessment results, Manson's Rorschach, and different insights into Charles Manson.

Dr. Tod Roy is a retired clinical and forensic psychologist. He has worked in both public and private practice throughout his career. His specific forensic areas were competency to stand trial, mental status at the time of offense, and child protective matters.

Articles:

https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1080&context=psyassessment

https://drreidmeloy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2022_Manson.pdf

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In this episode, we present the differences between female psychopaths and male psychopaths on eight PCL-R items. We provide clinical examples to better help showcase the differences.

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In this episode we discuss what psychopathy is, what is not, clarify the misconceptions people have about psychopathy, and how we assess it. We discuss some stories and how to best understand psychopathy in males.

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In this episode, Jason Smith and Carl Gacono discuss their clinical psychological experience with working with psychopathic persons.

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