Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, Vol 10(4), Dec 2023, 236-251; doi:10.1037/tam0000220
Personality science has steadily developed the alternative model for personality disorders (AMPD) for more than 10 years. While there has been considerable headway validating important aspects of the AMPD, forensic practitioners assessing risk have limited empirical support for integrating the AMPD into their everyday practice. To begin addressing this dearth of research, we describe the current state of the AMPD and ways in which it applies to violence risk. We also contrast the body of AMPD literature to that of psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder, including discussing the strengths and limitations of including psychopathy in contemporary forensic practice. We go on to review the legal standards governing the admissibility of psychometric evidence in court and then examine ways the AMPD could be bolstered in legal settings by additional research. We end by offering suggestions for clinical scientists investigating personality disorders, including ways in which AMPD research efforts can support forensic practitioners in their applied work. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)