Jones and the Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder

Be Normal and the crowd will accept you, be deranged and they will make you their leader--Chris Titus

JONES AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER

It is not difficult to find signs and symptoms of Conduct Disorder in the early history of Jones. The following diagnostic criteria for Conduct Disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association is satisfied by Jones:

1. Often initiates physical fights; during schoolyard fights teachers noted that Jones was always closest to the action. They soon realised that Jones was the source of many fights.

2. Has used a weapon that could cause serious harm; on two separate occasions Jones had shot live ammunition at a friend. In the first instance, he was hunting. As his friend noticed Jones, walking with the gun pointed at him he told Jones to avert the gun, Jones refused and let of a shot that pierced his shoe narrowly missed his foot. On a separate occasion a friend was having dinner at the Jones's house, as it got late the boy stated he had to leave, Jones had persuaded him to stay several times. As he finally got up to leave, Jones picked up his dad's gun and at the front door, he said, "I don't want you to go" as the boy kept walking away he let off a shot narrowly missing the boy.

3. Physically cruel to animals; Jones kept many animals, in horrific condition, they were kept in cages without shelter from direct sunlight, and many were malnourished, and sickly. Jones had also been found to fatally stab a cat.

4. Was deceitful and often lied (i.e., "cons" others); Jones would often train animals, to play dead or claim they were sick. Then when having his sermons he would claim to bring the animals back to life, or heal them by merely stroking them. This would amaze his followers.

These behaviours occurred under the age of 15 in accordance to DSM-IV-TR

Having fulfilled the criteria for conduct disorder it may be possible to diagnose antisocial personality disorder if the rest of the criteria is met in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) published by the American Psychiatric Association.

1. Performing acts that are grounds for arrest; Jones had been arrested after he had tried to solicit sex from a male prostitute. Found to have molested/sodamised an unspecified number of members.

2. Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying or conning others for personal profit or pleasure; Jones had become a performing artist, with regard to his healings. Yet he would maintain his divine abilities, by having members research others and gathering info on these individuals that he would call out