Antisocial Personality Disorder typically becomes apparent before age 15 and is characterized by a long-standing pattern of disregard for others and lack of empathy, as evidenced by behaviors like excessive drinking, fighting, irresponsibility, lying, stealing, and inability to maintain friendships or tolerate boredom. Treatment is difficult as there is no single effective treatment, but may include psychotherapy, anger management classes, medication, or hospitalization, and prevention efforts focus on addressing neglectful or abusive environments early to discourage development of the disorder.

1. Antisocial Personality Disorder By Steve States

2. General Info Becomes apparent in adolescence before the age of 15 Antisocial behavior Not worried about other peoples feelings Some doctors believe that it is a genetic disorder Behaviors are long lasting and persistant

3. Symptoms Behavior patterns like excessive drinking, fighting, and irresponsibility. Lying or stealing Inability to make or keep friends Excessively irritable Inability to be bored

4. Treatments Hard to treat because there is no treatment Psychotherapy Stress and Anger management classes Some medications Hospitalization

5. Prevention Prevention is hard but if a child is neglected or mistreated it is best to help as soon as possible so they don’t get the disorder Noticing the signs early can help prevent by disciplining the child and showing them the right and wrong ways to do things