
- 244 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Forensic Psychoanalysis examines the traumatic psychological origins of violence and explores the ways in which such disasters can be prevented and treated.
The book encapsulates Professor Brett Kahr's lengthy career in the field of forensic mental health, investigating all aspects of this vital arena, from the history of criminality to the current-day application of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy to the care of rapists, arsonists, genital exhibitionists, paedophiles, and murderers. This gripping text surveys more than one century of literature on the psychotherapeutic treatment of the criminally insane and provides tremendous insight into how mental health professionals can contribute to the reduction of global violence.
Forensic Psychoanalysis will be crucial for all readers interested in both the prevention of criminality and its psychological treatment.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsement page
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Books by Professor Brett Kahr
- Acknowledgements
- Series Editor’s Foreword by Professor Brett Kahr
- Special Foreword by Dr. Carine Minne
- Preamble: Confessions of a Private Forensic Practitioner
- Introduction: The Ugly World of Forensic Mental Health
- Part I Forensic Psychotherapy as a Profession
- Part II Sexual Forensics: Genital Exhibitionism and Paedophilia
- Part III The Psychodynamics of Murder: From Infanticide to Serial Killing
- Part IV Forensic Patients in the Community: Sub-Clinical Psychopathy
- Conclusion: The Future of Forensic Psychoanalysis
- Original Sources of Chapters
- Professor Brett Kahr’s Selected Forensic Publications: 1985–2025
- References
- Index