Comprehensive and erudite, yet down to earth, this book is a practical guide to the psychiatry of offenders with mental disorder, and victims and survivors of crime. This landmark publication has been completely updated but retains all the features that made the first edition such a well established text. It integrates the clinical, legal and ethical aspects of forensic psychiatry with contributions from internationally regarded authors, experts and opinion leaders from a range of clinical professions and other agencies. Almost all chapters have been completely rewritten. New chapters for this second edition include: the genetics of antisocial behaviour; disorders of brain structure and function that relate to crime; offenders with intellectual disabilities; and deviant and sick staff. Special features: In-depth coverage of the clinical assessment, management and treatment of offenders with mental disorder - encompassing a range of secure hospital facilities, in prisons and in the community. Thorough review of the evidence base from an international perspective. Legal and ethical issues considered in a thought-provoking way. Guidance on report writing and giving evidence in court. Whilst the book focuses on the jurisdictions of the UK, a substantial comparative chapter written by an international group from all five continents explores the different philosophies, legal principles and style of services elsewhere. The book is an essential purchase, not only for specialists and postgraduate trainees in forensic psychiatry but also for general adult psychiatrists, and clinical and forensic psychologists. It is also an invaluable reference work for other forensic mental health professionals, including nurses, social workers and occupational therapists; probation service staff; the police; criminal lawyers with an interest in mental health cases; criminologists and sociologists. The ebook edition is in VitalBookTM Bookshelf - an ebook reader which allows you to: download the ebook to your computer, access it anywhere with an internet browser or download free apps to read on your iPhone or iPad. search the full text of all of the ebooks that you hold on your bookshelf for instant access to the information you need link through from references to PubMed make and share notes and highlights on your ebooks copy and paste text and figures for use in your own documents and presentations customize your view by changing font size and layout

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 2 Law in England and Wales and crime 3 The law, mental health and capacity in England and Wales 4 Law - others in British Isles 5 Law - international 6 Court reports 7 Psychosocial milieu of offendors 8 Genetics 9 Disorders of Brain Structure and Function and Crime 10 Intellectual difficulties 11 Violence 12 Psychosis and violence 13 Disorders of passions 14 Personality disorders 15 Deception 16 Addictions and dependencies: their association with offending 17 Sex disorders 18 Other crime 19 Women as offendors 20 Older offenders 21 Juveniles 22 Risk Assessment 23 Treatment 24 Health services 25 Mentally disordered offendors in non-medical settings 26 Ethics 27 Deviant staff 28 Victims Appendices Appendix 1: ECHR Appendix 2: MHA 1983 Appendix 3: Experts' Protocol Appendix 4: Hippocratic Oath Cases cited References Index

Author Biography

John C Gunn CBE FRCPsych FMedSci Member, Parole Board, England & Wales. Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London Pamela J Taylor FRCPsych FMedSci Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK