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The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gwen Adshead
By (author) Eileen Horne
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780571357628
ClassificationsDewey:155.232
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
NZ Release Date 28 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Deeply moving.' GUARDIAN 'Brilliant . . . a powerful myth buster.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Unmissable.' OBDERVER 'Shocking and unflinching.' i 'Compulsive reading.' MIRROR Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychologists. She has spent over thirty years providing therapy inside secure hospitals and prisons for violent offenders. Whatever her patient's crime - serial homicide, stalking, arson - she helps them to better know their minds. Case by case, she takes the reader into the treatment room and reveals the complex and vulnerable humans behind these acts of terrible violence. These are stories of cruelty and despair, but also change and hope. The Devil You Know speaks to our shared humanity and makes the case for compassion over condemnation, empathy over fear.

Author Biography

Dr. Gwen Adshead is a leading psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Alongside her continuing work at Broadmoor Hospital as a Consultant Forensic Psychotherapist, where she runs psychotherapuetic groups for offenders, she also works in a medium secure unit in Hampshire. She has published a number of academic books and over one hundred papers. She was honoured with the President's Medal for services to psychiatry in 2013. Eileen Horne is an author, dramatist and former television producer. She has lectured widely at film festivals and universities across Europe, and is the author of several books.