What Makes A Psychopath?December 20, 2017

Psychopaths have long captured the public imagination. Painted as charismatic, violent predators lacking in all empathy, they provide intrigue and horror in equal measure. But what precisely is a psychopath? And can they ever be cured? Professor Uta Frith explores the psychopathic mind including one of the most notorious of all, Moors Murderer Ian Brady. Usually considered as untreatable, this program explores breakthrough techniques that may be used to do the impossible - to cure a psychopath.

What Makes A Psychopath? was broadcast on SBS ONE at Tuesday 18 August 2020, 19:00. This episode was initially placed on Wednesday 20 December 2017.