Person‑first Psychopathy Framing

Switching from labels like 'psychopath' to person‑first language (e.g., 'person with psychopathy') alters stigma, clinical referral patterns, and legal rhetoric. Marsh explicitly recommends this shift, which could change how schools, clinicians, and courts approach assessment, early intervention, and risk communication. — How we name and talk about psychopathy affects policy (child screening, incarceration, treatment funding) and public responses to potentially dangerous individuals.