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Psychopathic disorders and their assessment
Title:
Psychopathic disorders and their assessment
Author:
Craft, Michael John, editor.
ISBN:
9781483200842
9781483225876
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Edition:
[1st ed.].
Publication Information:
Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press [1966]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 320 pages) illustrations
Contents:
Front Cover; Psychopathic Disorders and their Assessment; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Notes on the Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1. The Meanings of the Term ""Psychopath""; Positive Features; Negative Features; The Concept of Psychopathy; References; Chapter 2. Law and Practice of Psychopathic Disorder in England and Wales; Chapter 3. Liberty, Liability, Culpability; A. Liability; B. Culpability; References; Chapter 4. The Causation of Psychopathic Disorder; Brain Damage and the Aetiology of Psychopathic Personality; Data on Parental Absence and its Results on Children
Family and Local Group Attitudes in CausationLearning Theory; Conclusions from Review of Causation; References; Chapter 5. Specialist Procedures; 1. THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH; 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS; References; Chapter 6. Methods of Care; I. THE HENDERSON THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; References; Chapter 7. Methods of Care; II. THE BALDERTON PSYCHOPATHIC UNIT; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Methods of Care; III. THE ENGLISH SPECIAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM; Summary; References; Chapter 9. Methods of Care; IV. PRISON SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND PSYCHOPATHY; References
Chapter 10. Law and Practice in the U.S.A.Ascertainment of Mental Disorder; Criticism of Sexual Psychopathic Laws; Detention and Treatment; Organic Methods of Treatment; Discharge Procedures; Difficulties in Discharge Procedures; Follow-up Procedures; Future Developments; Comparison and Contrast; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 11. Facilities for the Treatment of Psychopaths in Britain; Chapter 12. Conclusions; The Evidence for the Existence of the Concept; Disposal; Diagnosis; Causation and Distribution; Natural History; Treatment; Prognosis; The Future; References
APPENDIX: Classification and Discussion of Psychological Methods of Assessing Psychopathy and the PsychopathConcluding Summary; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index
Abstract:
Psychopathic Disorders and their Assessment considers the diverse views and significant developments in understanding psychopathic disorders. This book is composed of 12 chapters, and begins with a description of the primary and negative features of the condition. The subsequent chapters are concerned with the methods of disposal of a psychopath under English law, the safeguards available both to the individual and to society within and without the Mental Health Act, and the extent to which this disposal mechanism was used. These topics are followed by discussions on the causation of psychopa.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RC555 .C695 1966 | 1176781-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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