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Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a debilitating condition that continues to be under-diagnosed and untreated.

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Yakeley, J. (2022). Antisocial Personality Disorder. In: Garofalo, C., Sijtsema, J.J. (eds) Clinical Forensic Psychology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80882-2_11

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