| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 124 pages) |
| Series |
Forensic psychotherapy monograph series |
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Forensic psychotherapy monograph series
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| Contents |
Life after death: a group for people who have killed / Gwen Adshead, Sarita Bose and Julia Cartwright -- Murder: persecuted by jealousy / Peter Aylward and Gerald Wooster -- Women who kill: when fantasy becomes reality / Anna Motz -- Killing off the shadow: the role of projective identification in murderous acts / Maggie McAlister -- The history of murder / Ronald Doctor -- The dog that didn't bark: a mild man's murderousness / Philip Lucas |
| Summary |
'This book ... shines a bright light on a murky world. The contributors attempt to understand the origins of murder, but they also deal with the detail of treatment and show us how professionals are affected by powerful psychological forces. The impartial detachment of the observer/supervisor is an artificial construct, and once we realise that, we will be in a better position to do the job properly. The approach is psychodynamic, but there is plenty here to stimulate non-believers. In fact, the book is a challenge to the world of cognitive behavioural therapy; there is more to murder than rela |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Forensic psychiatry.
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Murder.
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Psychotherapy.
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Homicide
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murders (deaths)
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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Forensic psychiatry
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Murder
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Psychotherapy
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Mord
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Kriminalpsychologie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Doctor, Ronald
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| ISBN |
9781849406215 |
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1849406219 |
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128307043X |
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9781283070430 |
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