Forensic Psychiatry - Influences of Evil (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)

An international panel of experts from diverse specialties examine the idea of "evil" in a medical context, specifically a mental health setting, to consider how the concept can be usefully interpreted, and to elucidate its relationship to forensic psychiatry. The authors challenge the belief that the concept of "evil" plays no role in "scientific" psychiatry and is not helpful to our understanding of aberrant human thinking and behavior. Among the viewpoints up for debate are a consideration of organizations as evil structures, the "medicalization" of evil, destruction as a constructive choice, violence as a secular evil, talking about evil when it is not supposed to exist, and the influence of evil on forensic clinical practice. Among the highlights are a psychological exploration of the notion of "evil" and a variety of interesting research methods used to explore the nature of "evil."

General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2006
Editors:	Tom Mason
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	388
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
ISBN-13:	978-1-61737-577-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Forensic medicine
LSN:	1-61737-577-2
Barcode:	9781617375774

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!