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The mask of sanity because it is referenced in other psychopathology books as the. An attempt to clarify some issues about the so called psychopathic personality cleckley, hervey m. Since the last edition of this book was prepared, many additional psychopaths have been observed. Several years ago i met and married a charming man. Cleckley underestimated the dangerousness of psychopaths because of the sample he was dealing with, but his mask of sanity is still very much worth reading for anyone who is interested in psychopaths or criminals. An attempt to clarify some issues about the socalled psychopathic personality cleckley, hervey on. Buy the mask of sanity by hervey cleckley from waterstones today.
An attempt to clarify some issues about the socalled psychopathic personality hervey milton cleckley mosby, 1955 antisocial personality disorders 596 pages. Originally published in 1941 under the title mask of sanity. His book, the mask of sanity, first published in 1941, quickly became the definitive work of the psychopathic personality. Read the mask of sanity an attempt to clarify some issues about the socalled psychopathic personality 3rd edition by dr. Cleckley s classic study of psychopaths, the mask of sanity. An attempt to clarify some issues about the socalled psychopathic personality by hervey milton cleckley and a great selection of related books, art. Like the book says they carry a mask of sanity and only careful observation over time gives the clues that something is amiss.
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Click to read more about the mask of sanity by hervey m. Feb 23, 2015 the mask of sanity by hervey cleckley, 9781626549661, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Clinical professor of psychiatry, medical college of georgia, augusta, ga author of the caricature of love and of the three faces of eve. The mask of sanity by hervey cleckley nook book ebook. The story of philosophy, and comic books and attended movies and parties at. Psychology books 1941 nonfiction books books about psychopathy. I am now in psych nursing trying to find out more about the human mind. A friend sent me this book and it fit him perfectly. An attempt to clarify some issues about the socalled psychopathic personality 2 by cleckley, hervey isbn. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hervey cleckley books online. An attempt to clarify some issues about the s 5th edition 19881116 hardcover by hervey m.
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