,,,I see mental illness and personality disorders as two distinct diagnosis and I find that if the perp is suffering from untreated or undertreated mental illness I have a bit of sympathy for them. Not much but a bit. (Andrea Yates as an example) Branzen - I agree.
I have no sympathy at all for a perp that has (diagnosed) or blantantly appears to have a personality disorder. (Susan Smith, Melissa Huckaby etc...as other examples oh and Ted Bundy too). Brazen - I do, personality disorders are not the fault of those who have them, however, much they need to be removed from society.
As for AVDS I haven't paid her much attention. Brazen - on the contrary, I believe, more and more, that she will be critical in understanding JVDS.