Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Synonyms

• ASP

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Antisocial personality disorder (ASP disorder) is a mental illness that usually becomes apparent during adolescence, before the age of fifteen. Symptoms usually include antisocial behavior in which there is little concern for the rights of others such as indifference to the moral or legal standards of the region or community. Behavior patterns usually include excessive drinking, fighting and irresponsibility. A key to the disorder is long lasting, persistent, manipulative, exploitive actions and manners that determinedly ignore others. For a diagnosis, some clinicians insist that the behavioral pattern be exhibited during childhood. Some clinicians believe that genetic makeup contributes to the cause of the disorder, but a detailed understanding of the cause remains elusive.

Resources

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse

1211 Chestnut Street

Suite 1207

Philadelphia, PA 19107-6312

USA

Tel: 2127511810

Fax: 2156366312

Tel: 8005534539

Email: info@mhselfhelp.org

Internet: http://www.mhselfhelp.org



National Mental Health Association

2001 North Beauregard Street

12th Floor

Alexandria, VA 22311

USA

Tel: 7036847722

Fax: 7036845968

Tel: 8009696642

TDD: 8004335959

Email: infoctr@nmha.org

Internet: http://www.nmha.org



National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

Colonial Place Three

2107 Wilson Blvd.

Suite 300

Arlington, VA 22201-3042

ISA

Tel: 7035247600

Fax: 7035249094

Tel: 8009996264

TDD: 7035167227

Email: membership@nami.org

Internet: http://www.nami.org



NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

6001 Executive Blvd

Rm 8184, MSC 9663

Rockville, MD 20892-9663

Tel: (301)443-4513

Email: nimhinfo@nih.gov

Internet: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

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Last Updated:  4/20/2008

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Last updated:	April 20, 2008