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7425938 
Journal Article 
Treatment and Management of Psychopaths 
Lösel, F; , 
1998 
Springer Netherlands 
Dordrecht 
Psychopathy: Theory, Research and Implications for Society 
303-354 
WOS:000075505400014 
About 20 years ago, Hare and Schalling (1978) edited a book on the results of the first NATO Advanced Study Institute on psychopathy. This volume contained a chapter on “Approaches to Treatment” from Suedfeld and Landon (1978) that began as follows: “Even a quick review of the literature suggests that a chapter on effective treatment should be the shortest in any book concerned with psychopathy. In fact, it has been suggested that one sentence would suffice:’ No demonstrably effective treatment has been found. ” (p. 347). In a review from the 1990s, Blackburn (1993, p. 202) drew two main conclusions: “First, while classical psychopaths have been shown to respond poorly to some traditional therapeutic interventions, it has yet to be established that “nothing works” with this group. Second, some offenders with personality disorders do appear to change with psychological treatment. ” 
Cooke, DJ; Forth, AE; Hare, RD; 
0-7923-4919-9 
NATO Advanced Study Institute on Psychopathy - Theory, Research and Implications for Society 
ALVOR, PORTUGAL