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Klappentext The mentally disordered criminal is a public nightmare, and the management of these offenders can be driven as much by political and economic concerns as by scientific evidence and professional judgement within the fields of mental health and correction services. This book aims to provide a critical and focused review of knowledge and best practice in this field for mental health and correction professionals and for those concerned with policy and management of services for these offenders. Mentally disordered offenders include offenders who suffer from schizophrenia, major affective disorders, personality disorders (including psychopathy), brain damage, and mental retardation. The topic is of increasing importance because of the growth of community psychiatry, and the growing community programmes for offenders, and also because of the growing pressures on those institutions which deal with offenders and care for the mentally disordered or disabled. Professionals in these fields will welcome this book which: Provides a review of approaches to treatment, accessible to a wide mental health and forensic readership Relates treatment approaches to specific mental problems, and reviews evidence of effectiveness features a truly international group of authors bringing together a wide variety of approaches, scientific research, and practical experience of important programmes for treatment and prevention "Few recent texts provide both the depth and breadth necessary to understand the vexing behaviour of mentally disordered offenders. Drs Hodgins and Müller-Isberner, a remarkable pairing of research and clinical expertise, have put together a highly readable and superb resource for anyone interested in this interface of serious mental illness and criminal behavior. The authors of the constituent chapters are leading authorities in their respective areas and have provided thoughtful commentary on the most recent international literature. This is a first-rate treatment of a rapidly growing and fascinating field." Marvin Swartz, Duke University, USA Zusammenfassung The mentally disordered criminal is a public nightmare! and the management of these offenders can be driven as much by political and economic concerns as by scientific evidence and professional judgement within the fields of mental health and correction services. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the editors ix List of contributors xi Series editors' preface xiii Preface xvii Introduction 1 1 Evidence-based treatment for mentally disordered offenders 7 Rudiger Muller-Isberner and Sheilagh Hodgins 2 Offenders with brain damage 39 Norbert Nedopil 3 Personality disordered offenders: conceptualization, assessment and diagnosis of personality disorder 63 Heather Burke and Stephen D. Hart 4 Psychopathic offenders 87 Stephen Wong 5 Offenders with schizophrenia 113 Joseph D. Bloom and William H. Wilson 6 Offenders with major affective disorders 131 Derek Eaves, George Tien and Derek Wilson 7 Pharmacological treatments for psychotic offenders 153 Leslie Citrome and Jan Volavka 8 Pharmacological treatments for personality disordered offenders 177 Jari Tiihonen 9 Community-based treatment programmes 193 Kirk Heilbrun and Lori Peters 10 Conclusion 217 Sheilagh Hodgins Index 229 ...
Inhaltsverzeichnis
About the editors ix
List of contributors xi
Series editors' preface xiii
Preface xvii
Introduction 1
1 Evidence-based treatment for mentally disordered offenders 7
Rudiger Muller-Isberner and Sheilagh Hodgins 2 Offenders with brain damage 39
Norbert Nedopil 3 Personality disordered offenders: conceptualization, assessment and diagnosis of personality disorder 63
Heather Burke and Stephen D. Hart 4 Psychopathic offenders 87
Stephen Wong 5 Offenders with schizophrenia 113
Joseph D. Bloom and William H. Wilson 6 Offenders with major affective disorders 131
Derek Eaves, George Tien and Derek Wilson 7 Pharmacological treatments for psychotic offenders 153
Leslie Citrome and Jan Volavka 8 Pharmacological treatments for personality disordered offenders 177
Jari Tiihonen 9 Community-based treatment programmes 193
Kirk Heilbrun and Lori Peters 10 Conclusion 217
Sheilagh Hodgins Index 229
