About this episode

Dr. Karen Mitchell discusses her book 'Human Predators' and the traits of harmful individuals in various sectors.

On this episode we discuss Dr. Karen Mitchell's new book Human Predators and her research on harmful people across settings such as business, law, medicine, media, religion, and politics. She argues that predators outside prison are common, often act covertly through emotional and social abuse, and share similar traits and tactics regardless of labels like narcissist or psychopath. We also discuss her view that the DSM can blur distinctions between predators and traumatized victims,...

People in this episode

Guest: Karen Mitchell

Topics covered

• human predators
• emotional abuse
• social abuse
• narcissism
• psychopathy
• mental health
• victimology

Keywords

• human predators
• emotional abuse
• social abuse
• narcissist
• psychopath
• mental health
• victims

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DSM

Books & works: Human Predators

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