Craft Psychopathic Disorders and Their Assessment

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2587-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten, Web PDF

Psychopathic Disorders and their Assessment considers the diverse views and significant developments in understanding psychopathic disorders. This book is composed of 12 chapters, and begins with a description of the primary and negative features of the condition. The subsequent chapters are concerned with the methods of disposal of a psychopath under English law, the safeguards available both to the individual and to society within and without the Mental Health Act, and the extent to which this disposal mechanism was used. These topics are followed by discussions on the causation of psychopathic disorder; the electroencephalographic and psychological techniques for the disorder evaluation; and various methods of patient care. The last chapters consider the law and practice relating to psychopathic disorder and British facilities for the treatment of psychopaths. This book is of value to psychologists and psychiatrists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Craft, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Psychopathic Disorders and their Assessment;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents ;6
5;Notes on the Contributors;8
6;Foreword;10
7;Chapter 1. The Meanings of the Term "Psychopath";12
7.1;Positive Features;16
7.2;Negative Features;16
7.3;The Concept of Psychopathy;25
7.4;References;32
8;Chapter 2. Law and Practice of Psychopathic Disorder in England and Wales;34
9;Chapter 3. Liberty, Liability, Culpability;43
9.1;A. Liability;43
9.2;B. Culpability;58
9.3;References;66
10;Chapter 4. The Causation of Psychopathic Disorder;67
10.1;Brain Damage and the Aetiology of Psychopathic Personality;72
10.2;Data on Parental Absence and its Results on Children;76
10.3;Family and Local Group Attitudes in Causation;78
10.4;Learning Theory;86
10.5;Conclusions from Review of Causation;87
10.6;References;90
11;Chapter 5. Specialist Procedures;93
11.1;1. THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH;93
11.2;2. PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS;105
11.3;References;114
12;Chapter 6. Methods of Care;116
12.1;I. THE HENDERSON THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;116
12.2;References;126
13;Chapter 7. Methods of Care;127
13.1;II. THE BALDERTON PSYCHOPATHIC UNIT;127
13.2;Conclusions;145
13.3;References;145
14;Chapter 8. Methods of Care;146
14.1;III. THE ENGLISH SPECIAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM;146
14.2;Summary;155
14.3;References;155
15;Chapter 9. Methods of Care;156
15.1;IV. PRISON SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PSYCHOPATHY;156
15.2;References;178
16;Chapter 10. Law and Practice in the U.S.A.;179
16.1;Ascertainment of Mental Disorder;181
16.2;Criticism of Sexual Psychopathic Laws;188
16.3;Detention and Treatment;190
16.4;Organic Methods of Treatment;197
16.5;Discharge Procedures;198
16.6;Difficulties in Discharge Procedures;201
16.7;Follow-up Procedures;201
16.8;Future Developments;202
16.9;Comparison and Contrast;203
16.10;Acknowledgments;206
16.11;References;206
17;Chapter 11. Facilities for the Treatment of Psychopaths in Britain;208
18;Chapter 12. Conclusions;217
18.1;The Evidence for the Existence of the Concept;217
18.2;Disposal;218
18.3;Diagnosis;220
18.4;Causation and Distribution;223
18.5;Natural History;227
18.6;Treatment;229
18.7;Prognosis;233
18.8;The Future;234
18.9;References;236
19;APPENDIX: Classification and Discussion of Psychological Methods of Assessing Psychopathy and the Psychopath;238
19.1;Concluding Summary;310
19.2;Acknowledgments;310
19.3;Bibliography;312
20;Name Index;318
21;Subject Index;324