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What can cause antisocial personality disorder?

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Nature/nurture: There is a nature and nurture component in personality disorders such as psychopathy/sociopathy (AKA antisocial personality disorder) however it's not a question of genetics or environment, it's usually a combination of the two.

Answered 5/10/2018

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