The international handbook of psychopathic disorders and the law . Volume 1 Diagnosis and treatment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Alan Felthous, and Henning Sass

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (651 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.044; 616.85/82
• Soggetto topico: Antisocial personality disorders; Psychopaths - Legal status, laws, etc
• Altri autori: FelthousAlan R SassHenning
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The International Handbook of Psychopathic Disorders and the Law Volume I Diagnosis and Treatment; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Preface to Volume I; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Volume I; PART I Conceptual History; Chapter 1 History and Conceptual Development of Psychopathic Disorders; PART II Assessment; Chapter 2 Psychiatric Assessment; Chapter 3 Psychological Instruments in the Assessment of Psychopathy; Chapter 4 Functional and Structural Brain Imaging Research on Psychopathy; Chapter 5 Psychophysiological Correlates of Psychopathic Disorders ; Chapter 6 Cognitive CorrelatesChapter 7 Violence: Psychopathology, Risk Assessment and Lawsuits; Chapter 8 Risks of Diagnosing Psychopathic Disorders; PART III Etiology and Pathogenesis; Chapter 9 The Genetics of Psychopathic Disorders; Chapter 10 Neuroimaging Perspectives in Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies; Chapter 11 Electrophysiology; Chapter 12 The Role of ADHD in the Etiology and Outcome of Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathy; Chapter 13 Brain Trauma; Chapter 14 Acquired Psychopathy and the Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury ; Chapter 15 Comorbidities of Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder: Prevalence and ImplicationsChapter 16 The Paraphilias and Psychopathy; Chapter 17 Family Upbringing: Family Factors as Predictors for the Development of Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathy Dimensions; Chapter 18 Discipline by Parents and Child Psychopathology; Chapter 19 Social Origins of Psychopathy; Chapter 20 A Psychoanalytic View of the Psychopath; Chapter 21 Women and Girls with Psychopathic Characteristics; Chapter 22 Educational Issues; PART IV Intervention, Treatment and Management ; Chapter 23 Intervention, Treatment and Management of ADHDChapter 24 Pharmacotherapy of Clinical Aggression in Individuals with Psychopathic Disorders; Chapter 25 Treatment and Management of Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents; Chapter 26 Psychotherapy of Psychopathic Disorders; Chapter 27 Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment and Management; Chapter 28 Antisocial Disorders and Domestic Violence: Treatment Considerations; Chapter 29 Workplace Violence Goes Beyond Psychopathology; Chapter 30 Addressing the Associated Conditions of Drug and Alcohol Abuse ; Chapter 31 Experiential and Community Treatment of Adult Antisocial SyndromesChapter 32 Legal, Medical and Social Impediments to better Psychopaths: How Best to Deal with Persons with Psychopathic Disorders?; Chapter 33 Social Policy Considerations on Psychopathic Disorders; Index; Colorplate
• Sommario/riassunto: Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.
• Titolo autorizzato: The international handbook of psychopathic disorders and the law
• ISBN: 1-281-31808-6; 9786611318086; 0-470-77297-2; 0-470-06643-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910841551803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II