Forensic psychotherapy explores the roots of violent, sexual and antisocial behaviour. It is a relatively recently created discipline that applies psychoanalytic knowledge to the assessment, management and treatment of mentally disordered offenders, forming a bridge between traditional forensic psychiatry and traditional psychotherapy. As a discipline, forensic psychotherapy seeks to understand the conscious and unconscious motivations that underpin specific offending behaviours.
Key Features
- Insights from leading international experts in forensic psychotherapy.
- Discussion on various aspects and developments within the field.
- Experiences of shaping the emerging discipline in the UK, Europe, and the United States.
- Focus on therapeutic work with high-risk offenders in prisons and secure hospitals.
- Exploration of female violence and work with incarcerated mothers and babies.
- Latest developments in forensic psychotherapy training.
Additional Information
This book will be of interest to professionals and academics working within the fields of forensic mental health, criminal justice, psychiatry, psychology, criminology, and sociology. This book was originally published as two special issues of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
