First published in 1941, \u201cThe Mask of An Attempt to Clarify Some Issues About the So-Called Psychopathic Personality\u201d by Hervey M. Cleckley, an American psychiatrist, is considered to be the most important work on psychopathology of the twentieth-century. Cleckley based his work on clinical interviews with patients in mental institutions and continued to edit and revise his seminal work throughout the years. The title \u201cThe Mask of Sanity\u201d refers to Cleckley\u2019s description of the psychopath as living behind a mask of normalcy, which makes the disorder very difficult to recognize and diagnosis. They may appear engaging, intelligent, charming, and sincere but behind this fa\u00e7ade of a normal, functioning person they are severely mentally disordered and chaotic. Cleckley was the first to recognize the psychopath\u2019s lack of genuine emotion that stems from a serious and uncontrolled neuropsychiatric defect. Cleckley\u2019s work is startlingly insightful and his outline of the basic elements of psychopathology remains relevant nearly eighty years later. While highly controversial when it was first published, Cleckley\u2019s exhaustive research and the fascinating case studies he explores in detail make \u201cThe Mask of Sanity\u201d an indispensable guide for both professionals and lay people alike who wish to better understand psychopathology.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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