Brett Kahr

Forensic Psychoanalysis

From Sub-Clinical Psychopaths to Serial Killers

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Produktbeschreibung

Forensic Psychoanalysis examines the traumatic psychological origins of violence and explores the ways in which such disasters can be prevented and treated.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032901190
• ISBN-10: 1032901195
• Artikelnr.: 71235651

Autorenporträt

Professor Brett Kahr has worked in the mental health field for over forty years. He is Senior Fellow at the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology in London and, also, Visiting Professor of Psychoanalysis and Mental Health at Regent's University London. A trained historian, Kahr is both an Honorary Fellow as well as the Honorary Director of Research at the Freud Museum London. He is the author of twenty books and series editor of over eighty-five further titles. He serves as Chair of the Scholars Committee of the British Psychoanalytic Council and, additionally, as a Consultant Psychotherapist at The Balint Consultancy. He works with individuals and couples in Central London.

Inhaltsangabe

Books by Professor Brett Kahr
Acknowledgements
SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD.
Professor Brett Kahr.
SPECIAL FOREWORD.
Dr. Carine Minne.
PREAMBLE.
Confessions of a Private Forensic Practitioner.
INTRODUCTION.
The Ugly World of Forensic Mental Health.
SECTION ONE.
FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AS A PROFESSION.
Chapter One.
"let the great Axe fall": From Ancient Babylonian Torture to Modern
Forensic Psychotherapy.
Chapter Two.
Explosive Patients: Surviving Petrifying Psychotherapeutic Experiences.
SECTION TWO.
SEXUAL FORENSICS: GENITAL EXHIBITIONISM AND PAEDOPHILIA.
Chapter Three.
Why Do Men Expose Their Genitals?: The Unconscious Origins of
Exhibitionism.
Chapter Four.
From Penile Trauma to Flashing: A Case of Forensic Disability
Psychotherapy.
Chapter Five.
Fragile Monster: How to Make a Paedophile Talk.
SECTION THREE.
THE PSYCHODYNAMICS OF MURDER: FROM INFANTICIDE TO SERIAL KILLING.
Chapter Six.
When Daddy Kills the Dog: Pet Murder and the Infanticidal Attachment.
Chapter Seven.
Castration Anxiety in Men Who Murder.
SECTION FOUR.
FORENSIC PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY: SUB-CLINICAL PSYCHOPATHY.
Chapter Eight.
The Sub-Clinical Psychopath: Committing Crimes Without Breaking the Law.
Chapter Nine.
Criminality in the Bedroom: Unconscious Sadism in Non-Forensic Couples.
CONCLUSION.
The Future of Forensic Psychoanalysis.
Endnotes
Original Sources of Chapters
Professor Brett Kahr's Selected Forensic Publications: 1985-2025.
References
Index