1 in 5 CEOs are psychopaths, claims report

A new study has found that one in five CEOs are psychopaths, equating to roughly the same amount amongst prisoners.

The study of 261 US Senior Professionals in the supply chain management industry found that 21% had clinically significant levels of psychopathic traits – The Telegraph reports.

The rate of psychopathy in the general population is approximately one in every one hundred (one per cent).

The researchers, including Nathan Brooks, a Forensic Psychologist who conducted the study with a colleague from Australia’s Bond University and a researcher from the University of San Diego have been investigating ways to help employers screen for potential psychopaths.