Psychopaths: Inside the Mind of a Prisoner

Psychopaths are one of the most common types of individuals within the prison population. In this video, we take a closer look at the criteria an individual must check off in order to be deemed a psychopath. The prevalence and the biological mechanism of psychopaths will also be explained with the help of scientific studies.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine Students: Manpreet Chopra, Jasleen Gill, Zoe Huang, Sriraam Sivachandran and Melanie Yang.

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