Wisdom From Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton. Scientific American. December 31, 2012.
Kevin Dutton is a distinguished academic researcher of the psychopathic condition. His basic approach is summarized in this quote: "Psychopathy is like a medicine for modern times. In moderation, it can prove extremely beneficial. But if you overdose, then as is he case with all medicines, there can be some rather unpleasant side effects.: In this article he examines the decision making style of patients at Broadmoor, a high-security psychiatric hospital in England, obviously people who had "overdosed" to use Dutton's phrase. In the print edition of Scientific American he includes an occupational survey os psychopathic characteristics. While he found nurses, therapists, and doctors low in psychopathic characteristics, surgeons were quite high. The highest of all occupations was CEO and lawyer. Fascinating and controversial perspective!
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