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A 17-year-old boy is seen in the emergency department under police guard after seriously assaulting a stranger. Since primary school he has bullied other children, lit fires, been excluded twice for stealing and has been repeatedly violent. He says the man he injured "had it coming" and shows no concern for him. He has no psychotic symptoms and is not intoxicated. The police officer asks you to write in the notes that he is "a psychopath". Which one of the following diagnoses is it appropriate to record today?
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