Craft Psychopathic Disorders

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2700-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Web PDF

Psychopathic Disorders considers the causation, diagnosis, and treatment of psychopathic disorders. The psychopath presents sociological, medical and legal problems which have been assessed individually. The antisocial nature of the psychopath impinges on society as a whole but brings him into closest contact with those concerned with the law and medicine. After a brief introduction to the concept of psychopathy, this 12-chapter book goes on examining England and Wales' law and practice of psychopathic disorder. The succeeding chapters discuss the criminal responsibility of psychopaths, the causation of this medical condition, and the procedures for diagnosis. Considerable chapters illustrate the different methods of care of psychopaths practiced in England. This book also looks into the psychopath law and practice in the United States. The concluding chapters deal with country's treatment facilities for psychopaths. This book is of value to psychologists and psychiatrists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Craft, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover
;1
2;Psychopathic Disorders
;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: I. THE HENDERSON THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
;116
12.1;References;126
13;CHAPTER 7. Methods of Care: II. THE BALDERTON PSYCHOPATHIC UNIT*
;127
13.1;Measures to Assess Severity of Disorder in Psychopaths and Rate Change
;132
13.2;Severity of Psychopathic Disorder and Family Factors
;134
13.3;Work Output as a Measure of Community Functioning
;136
13.4;Antisocial Behaviour Convictions;136
13.5;Admissions to the Two Units Treating Psychopaths at Balderton
;137
13.6;Results of Treatment with the Balderton Admissions;141
13.7;Conclusions;145
13.8;References;145
14;CHAPTER 8. Methods of Care: III. THE ENGLISH SPECIAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM
;146
14.1;The Special Hospital System;146
14.2;Summary;155
14.3;References;155
15;CHAPTER 9. Methods of Care: IV. PRISON SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PSYCHOPATHY*
;156
15.1;Prison Service Establishments and the Classification of Offenders
;156
15.2;The Norwich Experiment;160
15.3;The Prison Service and the Psychopath;163
15.4;Borstal Boys;166
15.5;The Recidivist and his Treatment;168
15.6;Recidivists in Parkhurst;171
15.7;After-care;172
15.8;The East-Hubert Institution at Grendon Underwood;174
15.9;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;Name Index;238
20;Subject Index;242