Background
The project focuses on reformulation of the concept, assessment and treatment of psychopathic traits. It includes development and evaluation of the Dynamic Model of Psychopathy (DMP) and the associated Assessment & Treatment Framework (ATF), including theoretical discussion, case studies and clinical collaborations within child welfare services. Findings have led to a discussion of whether psychopathy can be a key in integrating dimensional PD constructs, a potential step toward a unifying framework in diagnostic classification. The DMP-ATF represent a meta-theoretical approach uniting theories, techniques and principles to advance therapy integration based on dimensional PD constructs, while integrating personality and psychopathology within a common structure.
Contact
- Project leader: Aina Gullhaugen, PhD, St. Olavs hospital HF and Speculis senter for psykopatibehandling.
Chosen publications
- Gullhaugen, A. S. (2012). Redefining psychopathy? Is there a need for a reformulation of the concept, assessment, and treatment of psychopathic traits? PhD thesis at NTNU.
- Gullhaugen, A. S., & Sakshaug, T. (2019). What can we learn about psychopathic offenders by studying their communication? A review of the literature. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 48, 199-219. doi:10.1007/s10936-018-9599-y.
- Gullhaugen, A., Heinze, P., & Chernyahovsky Kornev, S. (2021). The theoretical validation of the Dynamic Model of Psychopathy: Towards a reformulation of the concept, assessment, and treatment of psychopathic traits. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 38(4), 290–299. doi:10.1037/pap0000336.
- Gullhaugen, A. (under review). Psychopathy is a key to integrating dimensional PD constructs and psychotherapy: Toward a paradigm shift for personality and its disruption.
- Gullhaugen, A. (non-fiction book under review). The shame behind the mask: Psychopathy redefined.