Author: James Dunleavy

PTSD, Vicarious Trauma, and the Emergency Frontline

By James Dunleavy in CJ 720 1 comment

Whose Trauma Is It Anyway? Vicarious Trauma The term “vicarious trauma” entered the lexicon in the 90s with McCann and Pearlman’s article in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, among other works. They observed that mental health professionals were being affected by their exposure to the trauma of their clients (McCann & Pearlman, 1990). The outlook […]

In Search of the Successful Psychopath

By James Dunleavy in CJ 725 1 comment

What is a successful psychopath? To study a successful psychopath, we must identify what it is to succeed as a psychopath. In a sense, the psychopath that behaves in whatever way they choose and is never caught has succeeded. That behavior may be the classic serial killer but, recognizing that psychopaths may not always be […]