Difference between Maniac and Psychopath

What is the difference between Maniac and Psychopath?

Maniac as a noun is an insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. while Psychopath as a noun is a person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. such an individual may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.

We hope you now know whether to use Maniac or Psychopath in your sentence.