from sub-clinical psychopaths to serial killers Kahr, Brett creator author. text bibliography enk 2025 monographic eng

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xxvi, 225 pages ; 24 cm. "Forensic Psychoanalysis examines the traumatic psychological origins of violence and explores the ways in which such disasters can be prevented and treated. The book encapsulates Professor Brett Kahr's lengthy career in the field of forensic mental health, investigating all aspects of this vital arena, from the history of criminality to the current-day application of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy to the care of rapists, arsonists, genital exhibitionists, paedophiles, and murderers. This gripping text surveys more than one century of literature on the psychotherapeutic treatment of the criminally insane and provides tremendous insight into the how mental health professions can contribute to the reduction of global violence. Forensic Psychoanalysis will be crucial for all readers interested in both the prevention of criminality and its psychological treatment"-- PREAMBLE. Confessions of a Private Forensic Practitioner -- INTRODUCTION: The Ugly World of Forensic Mental Health -- PART I. FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AS A PROFESSION -- 1. “Let the great Axe fall”: From Ancient Babylonian Torture to Modern Forensic Psychotherapy -- 2. Explosive Patients: Surviving Petrifying Psychotherapeutic Experiences -- PART II. SEXUAL FORENSICS: GENITAL EXHIBITIONISM AND PAEDOPHILIA -- 3. Why Do Men Expose Their Genitals?: The Unconscious Origins of Exhibitionism -- 4. From Penile Trauma to Flashing: A Case of Forensic Disability Psychotherapy -- 5. Fragile Monster: How to Make a Paedophile Talk -- PART III. THE PSYCHODYNAMICS OF MURDER: FROM INFANTICIDE TO SERIAL KILLING -- 6. When Daddy Kills the Dog: Pet Murder and the Infanticidal Attachment -- 7. Castration Anxiety in Men Who Murder -- PART IV. FORENSIC PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY: SUB-CLINICAL PSYCHOPATHY -- 8. The Sub-Clinical Psychopath: Committing Crimes Without Breaking the Law -- 9. Criminality in the Bedroom: Unconscious Sadism in Non-Forensic Couples -- CONCLUSION: The Future of Forensic Psychoanalysis. Brett Kahr. Includes bibliographical references and index. Forensic psychiatry Violence Psychological aspects Criminal psychology RA1151 .K28 2025 614/.15 Kahr, Brett. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025 (DLC) 2024032248 9781032901190 9781032901176 2024032247 DLC 240731 20250207141753.0 23805127 eng