What causes antisocial personality disorder?

What causes antisocial personality disorder?

Rhoda Hahn (Psychiatrist) gives expert video advice on: What are the dangers of antisocial personality disorder?; Who is at risk for antisocial personality disorder? and more...

No one really knows exactly what the cause of antisocial personality disorder is. There does appear to be higher rate of antisocial in people who have a first-degree relative that was also antisocial. Before you get all excited and say, "oh there's a genetic component", it may just be that the best way to become an antisocial is to be raised by one, so it could also be just learned behavior. It also seems that if you have conduct disorder and you are abused or neglected, you are at much higher risk for developing antisocial personality disorder.