A Clinical and Forensic Guide to Cults and Persuasive Leadership

Herausgeber: McDermott, Barbara E.; Durns, Tyler; Whitehead, Paul; Scott, Charles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reviews the theoretical, clinical, and forensic issues pertaining to cult leaders, followers, and those who encounter them. It will appeal to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, criminal investigators, attorneys, and academics, and those with educational interest in cults and similar organizational frameworks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Pr.
• Seitenzahl: 303
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009643030
• ISBN-10: 1009643037
• Artikelnr.: 73310799

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Typology: 1. Eastern religious cults Ansar Haroun, Dipak Gupta and Hayat Alvi
2. Western religious cults Trent Holmberg and Kelsey Tuttle
3. Cults of personality Joseph Pierre
4. Groups of prejudice and intolerance Carlos A. Larrauri, Harold Bursztajn, Michael Ashley Stein, Mickey Arieli and Aviv Weinstein
5. Multilevel marketing groups Reagan Gill
6. Family cults Amanie Salem
Part II. Confounding Factors and Special Populations: 7. Adolescents and cults Ajay Nair and Amanie Salem
8. Comorbid major mental disorders Susan Hatters-Friedman, Ashley VanDercar, and Ren Lawrence
9. Extreme overvalued beliefs Tahir Rahman and Jason Roof
10. Psychopathy and personality disorders Joslyn Wallenborn and Reid Meloy
11. Drug use in cults Chris Sterwald and Jason Roof
Part III. Treatment and Legal Repercussions: 12. Treatment Steven Hassan, Austin Blum, and Zachary Schwartz
13. Legal repercussions Tom Gutheil and Eric Drogin
Index.