As I've stated many times before, it can be very difficult for those with ASPD, psychopathy, CD, or ODD to find therapists who are willing and able to help with that particular disorder. Many therapists are not even willing to treat those with Cluster B personality disorders since the prognosis is so poor and many with such personality disorders are not willing to receive help. Also, there are few therapy methods that have proven effective in the treatment of people with these conditions. In fact, some therapists have found that, in certain cases, people with these conditions get worse with therapy.
So, for anyone who has had experience either as an antisocial or psychopath receiving therapy or a therapist or counselor who had an antisocial or psychopath as a patient or client, it would be much appreciated if you'd share what methods you found to be most effective, if any, if you found therapy to be helpful at all and in what ways, or how therapists could be more efficient in treating antisocial and psychopathic patients.
Also, pegasus...
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Originally Posted by pegasus
As for your questions aimed at me, I do not use the Doctor title though I have many doctoral level certificates in clinical psychology I prefer not to blow my own trumpet.
No I don't do testing or work in the prison system, I only work with people who want to change, that is those people who manage to stay out of the prison system and in society.
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In addition to the questions I had asked in the "What this forum is about" thread pertaining to how you go about diagnosing and treating antisocial and psychopathic patients:
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Originally Posted by Myers
which tests do you prefer when assessing a potential antisocial or psychopath? How do you cope with the manipulation and lies, especially when going over the test results? Are you trained in using the PCL-R? How would you treat primary and secondary psychopaths differently? What methods of therapy do you prefer when dealing with such patients?
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I'd like to know how these patients came to be in your care, if not from prison or court ordered.
I'd also like to point out that, just because one is or has been in prison, that does not mean one does not wish to change. Many convicts do wish to change, they just don't know how.