Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade Review.."It is an excellent book, summarising current knowledge about awide range of treatments."...
(British Journal of Psychiatry, October 2001)
"..the content of the book is just as impressive as itssize..start by reading this book." (Criminal Justice, Vol.1.No.2)
"...a comprehensive overview of both evidence andpractice..." (Legal & Criminological Psychology, September2002)
Table of ContentsAbout 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
