Is Patrick Bateman Actually a Psychopath? I Checked the DSM!

Everyone online calls Patrick Bateman a psychopath. I put him through the actual checklists to see if that holds up. Turns out the real answer is way weirder than the memes. Content note: this video discusses murder and SA as depicted in Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho (1991) and Mary Harron's film (2000). Nothing is described in detail. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:33 Two Batemans 1:26 Diagnose Him 4:24 Bone. Silian Rail. 6:47 I Simply Am Not There 8:20 Did It Actually Happen? 11:19 Everybody Is Somebody Else 12:57 Why the Joke Lands 14:01 Real Psychopaths Aren't Bateman 17:06 Outro Sources: APA DSM-5-TR (2022); Hare, PCL-R manual (2003); Cleckley, The Mask of Sanity (1941); Kohut (1972); Kernberg (1984); Bushman & Baumeister (1998); Festinger, Pepitone & Newcomb (1952); Postmes & Spears (1998); Coid et al. (2009); Fazel & Danesh (2002); Babiak, Neumann & Hare (2010); Landay, Harms & Credé (2019); Lilienfeld, Watts & Smith (2015); Ishikawa et al. (2001); Merck Manual (DPDR). Who should go on the couch next? Tell me in the comments. Credits: American Psycho (2000) belongs to Lionsgate. The novel American Psycho (1991) belongs to Bret Easton Ellis and Vintage Books. Interview clips belong to their respective owners. Music: original score composed for this video. All footage belongs to its respective owners. Used for commentary and criticism under fair use. #AmericanPsycho #PatrickBateman #Psychology #ChristianBale #FilmAnalysis