Who Are We?
We are a non-profit coalition of researchers, mental health professionals, survivors, and families affected by psychopathy. Our mission is to offer support, share knowledge, and connect those impacted by this disorder.
What We Offer
Our Mission
The Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy is dedicated to raising awareness about and reducing the negative impact of individuals with psychopathic traits.
Our Vision
We envision a future with less harm from psychopathy—where greater awareness leads to better prevention, treatment, and support for victims, families, and those with psychopathic traits.
What is psychopathy?
Psychopathy is a personality disorder signified by a pattern of lying, exploitation of others, recklessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy for others. Individuals with psychopathic traits appear to lack social emotions (love, empathy, guilt, and remorse).
Blog
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Psychopathy and Violence Between Intimate Partners: What the Current Research Shows
Summary by Dr. Louise Wallace Background Intimate partner violence is a serious and complex problem, and research has long tried to identify factors that increase the risk of abuse within relationships. This paper focuses on psychopathy, which the authors describe as a personality structure that can involve interpersonal features such as manipulation, affective features such…
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Surviving Psychopathy, a Mini-Conference
We are hosting a mini-conference, Surviving Psychopathy, to celebrate our 20th anniversary. The conference will present knowledge about the impact of people with psychopathy on others and insights into factors that have helped people who were in relationships with psychopathic individuals. Speakers will include Dr. Adelle Forth who has conducted extensive research on the impact…
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Psychopathy, pain tolerance, and empathy for others in pain: A review
Summary by Dr. Beth Visser Research Highlights This paper describes a review of studies on the relationship between psychopathic traits, pain tolerance, and empathy for the pain of others. Several studies suggest the possibility that a higher level of pain tolerance and reduced empathy for the pain of others may contribute to the antisocial behavior…
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Researcher Studying the Lived Experiences of People who Have Experience with an Individual with Psychopathic Traits
The Mental Health, Wellbeing and Lived Experiences Study Theresia Bedard, a PhD candidate at Lakehead University who is working with Dr. Beth Visser, is seeking individuals to participate in her dissertation study. In this study we are examining the lived experiences of people who have experience or victimization from an individual with high psychopathic traits.…
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Aftermath Foundation Support Groups for Survivors of Psychopathy
In the spring of 2023, the Aftermath Foundation provided a support group for women who had survived abusive relationships with people with psychopathy, with the expectation of starting a support group for men in the future. The group was provided by Aftermath Foundation volunteers who were clinicians and graduate students. Based on the positive reactions…
About Aftermath
Founded in 2006 by Dr. David Kosson, Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy began as a collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and survivors to support those affected by psychopathy. With support from Drs. Robert Hare and Paul Babiak, the website launched in 2008 as a space for education, connection, and healing.
How can I get involved?
If you have time and energy and you wish to become an Aftermath volunteer, please email Dr. Kosson at aftermathfoundationhelp@gmail.com
