What Makes a Psychopath?

What Makes a Psychopath?

49 mins | Documentary | Aug. 29, 2017

It is estimated that about 1 in 100 people are psychopaths, but although many violent offenders fall into this category it does not mean all psychopaths will be violent. Nor does it mean all violent people are psychopaths. Is the tendency towards psychopathic behaviour something that people are born with, or is it something caused by our upbringing? Find out about the indicative behaviours doctors look out for when making a diagnosis of psychopathy.

What Makes a Psychopath?

49 mins | Documentary | Aug. 29, 2017

What Makes a Psychopath?
It is estimated that about 1 in 100 people are psychopaths, but although many violent offenders fall into this category it does not mean all psychopaths will be violent. Nor does it mean all violent people are psychopaths. Is the tendency towards psychopathic behaviour something that people are born with, or is it something caused by our upbringing? Find out about the indicative behaviours doctors look out for when making a diagnosis of psychopathy.
Producers BBC
Original title What Makes a Psychopath?
Directors Rebecca Harrison
Writers Ian Brady

Cast

Uta Frith

as Presenter

Ryan Klug

as Murderer

David Michael Krueger

as Murderer, rapist

Mark Moye

as Child molester

Robert Sonneborn Jr

as Kidnapper

Jeremy Coid

as Forensic Psychiatrist

Joshua Wright

as Murderer, rapist