Yakeley Working with Violence

A Contemporary Psychoanalytic Approach
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-230-36446-2
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

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A psychoanalytic understanding of violence is key to successful treatment strategies. This book draws on the expanding discipline of forensic psychotherapy to explore the theory behind violent behaviour in adults. With key definitions and practical case studies, it offers an accessible framework for mental health workers.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yakeley, Jessica

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Violence, Mental Illness and Personality Disorder.- Psychopathy.- Violence, Sexuality and Perversion.- Violent Women.- Violence and Society, Race and Culture.- A Psychoanalytic Approach to Risk Assessment.- Working in Medium and High Security Settings.- Individual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Violent Patients.- Group-Analytic Psychotherapy for Violence.- Working with the Wider Professional Network.- Glossary.

Über Autor(innen)

JESSICA YAKELEY is Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mental and Behavioural Sciences, University College London, UK. She is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy at the Portman Clinic, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, and a Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the Camden Psychotherapy Service, Camden and Islington Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. She is also a Member of the British Psychoanalytic Society.