Forensic Focus
Edited by Gwen Adshead, Consultant Forensic Psychotherapist and Lecturer in Forensic Psychotherapy, Broadmoor Hospital
This series takes the field of Forensic Psychotherapy as its focal point, offering a forum for the presentation of theoretical and clinical issues. It embraces such influential neighbouring disciplines as language, law, literature, criminology, ethics and philosophy, as well as psychiatry and psychology, its established progenitors.
Forensic Issues in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
Adolescents with developmental disabilities are a complex population who require specialised treatment and care. This interdisciplinary text examines the processes involved in working with this client group in forensic settings, and explores the ways in which their needs differ from those of... more »
2011, Paperback: £39.99/ $59.95
ISBN: 978-1-84905-144-6, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 288pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: ADHD, adolescence, art therapy, Asperger syndrome, autism, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, occupational therapy, offenders, speech and language therapy
The Assessment of Criminal Behaviours of Clients in Secure Settings
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1993, Paperback: £25.00/ $41.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-124-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keyword: forensic psychotherapy
Boys Who Have Abused
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Victim/Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse
`Woods promotes a multi-systematic therapy, incorporating cognitive behaviour and psychoanalytic approaches, in the context of a supportive reliable placement. Rather than idealise one therapeutic approach, Woods encourages practitioners to communicate openly. This provides an antidote to the... more »
2003, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-093-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keyword: forensic psychotherapy
Challenges in Forensic Psychotherapy
This international collection by leading forensic psychotherapists explores topical policy and practice issues. The innovative Dutch system of treatment for forensic patients is described in detail through several chapters, and the place of treatment within and in relation to the criminal... more »
1996, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-419-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 172pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keyword: forensic psychotherapy
The Cradle of Violence
Essays on Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Literature
This collection of essays focuses on the unconscious roots of human behaviour in a range of settings: the consulting room, the small group, the workplace, the therapeutic community and the GP's surgery. more »
1995, Paperback: £19.99/ $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-306-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, therapeutic communities
Ethical Issues in Forensic Mental Health Research
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2003, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-031-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental health
Forensic Nursing and Multidisciplinary Care of the Mentally Disordered Offender
`This book is unique in attempting to examine the role of the professional forensic nurse and explore the multi-professional boundaries within mental health. Its contents provide an insight into the cross-cultural thinking and the complexities and conflict of the forensic nurse. It attempts to... more »
1999, Paperback: £27.99/ $57.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-754-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, mental health, offenders
Forensic Psychotherapy
Crime, Psychodynamics and the Offender Patient
Widely regarded as the definitive work on forensic psychotherapy, this major compendium is now published in paperback in one volume. more »
1998, Paperback: £65.00/ $103.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-634-8, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 738pp
1995, Hardback: £165.00/ $315.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-240-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 992pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, offenders
Managing High Security Psychiatric Care
The management of the secure psychiatric services is under increasing scrutiny. In Managing High Security Psychiatric Care the contributors examine the management of these services in the light of their experiences and involvement with the Special Hospitals throughout the lifetime of the... more »
1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-581-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, psychiatry
A Matter of Security
The Application of Attachment Theory to Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
`This is a fascinating book which will be of interest to those concerned with forensic contexts. It combines theoretical and practical content and provides an excellent source of literature for further reading. This is a book at the frontier of knowledge in a specific domain that offers a... more »
2003, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-177-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: attachment, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy
Neither Bad Nor Mad
The Competing Discourses of Psychiatry, Law and Politics
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2002, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-006-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, law, mental illness, social policy
Personality Disorder
Temperament or Trauma?
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2002, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-053-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, mental health
Personality Disorder
The Definitive Reader
Personality Disorder offers a comprehensive and accessible collection of papers that will be practically useful to practitioners working in secure and non-secure settings with patients who have personality disorders. more »
2008, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-640-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 280pp
Subjects: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Psychiatry and Psychology
Keywords: challenging behaviour, community care, counselling, forensic psychotherapy, mental health, mental illness, offenders, psychiatry, psychology, social care, social work
A Practical Guide to Forensic Psychotherapy
Forensic Psychiatry has expanded exponentially in the last twenty years with a dramatic increase in forensic psychiatry posts and medium secure unit beds. More recently there has been increased concern with the treatment and management of mentally ill offenders which has led to more interest... more »
1996, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-389-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 300pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keyword: forensic psychotherapy
Prison Theatre
Practices and Perspectives
The 13 chapters in this books are serious, thoughtful and varied. The particular problems of prison work are spelled out meticulously. The essays are not only useful for prison work. There are very generous outlines of processes which could be stimulating for other groups. more »
1998, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-417-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: dramatherapy, forensic psychotherapy, offenders
Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law
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2000, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-797-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, law, mental health, offenders, psychiatry, psychology
Psychiatric Assessment
Pre and Post Admission
This book consists of a series of assessments designed for professionals working with mentally disordered offenders and clients with challenging behaviours. It is written for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, probation officers and professionals involved in court diversion... more »
1997, Paperback: £27.99/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-575-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 76pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental illness, offenders, probation, psychiatry, psychology, social work
Psychiatry in Prisons
A Comprehensive Handbook
Psychiatry in Prisons provides a comprehensive overview of the history, problems and development of psychiatric health care in prisons, focusing particularly on the UK. The contributors tackle a broad range of issues, from familiar mental health issues such as substance misuse, self-injury and... more »
2009, Paperback: £34.99/ $55.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-223-6, 246mm x 189mm / 10in x 7.5in, 320pp
Subjects: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Psychiatry and Psychology
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, probation, psychiatry
Race, Culture and Ethnicity in Secure Psychiatric Practice
Working with Difference
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2000, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-696-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 286pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, offenders, race
Remorse and Reparation
`Remorse, or rather the lack of it, frequently features in banner headlines. But there is little systematic study of this important interdisciplinary topic whose relevance has extensive social ramifications. The complex relationship between remorse, shame guilt and attempts at reparation, are... more »
1998, Paperback: £22.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-452-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
1998, Hardback: £49.99/ $95.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-451-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, offenders, probation
Sexual Offending and Mental Health
Multidisciplinary Management in the Community
Sexual Offending and Mental Health draws together theoretical, clinical and mental health issues for the range of professionals working in the community and in-patient settings with sex offenders and those who have behaved in sexually inappropriate ways. more »
2008, Paperback: £25.00/ $49.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-550-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Subjects: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Psychiatry and Psychology
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, mental health, offenders, psychiatry, psychology, sexual abuse
Therapeutic Interventions for Forensic Mental Health Nurses
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2001, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-949-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental health, nursing
Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders
An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Forensic Mental Health Nursing
Working in any area of mental health nursing presents complex issues regarding the nurse-patient relationship. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, relationships with patients and colleagues can be particularly emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express.... more »
2008, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-949-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Subjects: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Psychiatry and Psychology
Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental health, nursing, offenders, psychiatry, psychology, therapeutic communities
Violence and Mental Disorder
A Critical Aid to the Assessment and Management of Risk
'Blumenthal and Lavender have brought together a mass of hitherto disparate evidence, which provides a useful starting point for mental health professionals, and students of psychology and psychiatry, trying to understand the links between violence and mental disorder.' more »
2001, Paperback: £25.00/ $42.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-035-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Subject: Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: counselling, mental health, psychology, social care, social work, trauma, violence
Violence
Reflections on Our Deadliest Epidemic
'James Gilligan has written a stunning book about violence. As a psychiatrist who has spent twenty-five years of his professional life treating men who committed murder, Gilligan draws poignantly on his work with prisoners to help us understand what motivates desperate men. In the end, he... more »
1999, Paperback: £22.99
ISBN: 978-1-85302-842-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Subjects: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Health, Social Work and Social Care
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, offenders, social work, violence
Working Therapeutically with Women in Secure Mental Health Settings
`This book is an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals working with women in secure services. It offers an insight into the needs of an often reviled but vulnerable client group.' more »
2004, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-218-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, mental health
Working with Sex Offenders in Prisons and through Release to the Community
A Handbook
Working with Sex Offenders in Prisons and through Release to the Community is the first study of its kind to look at a wide range of issues and problems relating to the management of sexual offenders in prisons and their reintegration into the community. Spencer's analysis of the delivery of... more »
1999, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-767-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Subject: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
Keywords: forensic psychotherapy, offenders, sexual abuse
