Main description:

The Handbook of Forensic Psychopathology and Treatment explores the relationship between psychopathology and criminal behaviour in juveniles and adults. It provides a detailed explanation of the developmental pathway from the process of increasing criminal behaviour and becoming a forensic patient, to assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.

Incorporating theoretical and scientific research reviews, as well as reviews regarding forensic rehabilitation, the book covers the theory, maintenance and treatment of psychopathology in offenders who have committed a crime.

The Handbook of Forensic Psychopathology and Treatment will be of interest to masters and postgraduate students studying the relationship between psychopathology and crime, as well as researchers and clinicians working in forensic psychiatry institutions or departments.

Contents:

Contributors Introduction: Forensic Psychopathology and Treatment; An Introduction THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION 1. Defining Forensic Psycho(patho)logy 2. Scientific Research in Forensic Samples DEVELOPMENT OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR 3. Children at Risk for Serious Conduct Problems 4. Biological approaches to externalizing disorders and juvenile psychopathic traits 5. Juvenile Offenders 6. Conscience; Moral cognitions, moral emotions, and moral behavior PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND CRIME 7. Deception: Faking good or bad 8. Aggression 9. Personality disorder and crime 10. Contemporary approaches to psychopathy 11. Violent offenders: Neurobiology and Crime 12. Safe community reintegration of sex offenders through Circles of Support and Accountability 13. Psychotic disorders and violence: what do we know so far 14. Aggressive Behavior in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Theories and Treatment 15. Autism and (Violent) Offending: An Overview of Current Knowledge, Risk Factors, and Treatment RISK ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION 16. Risk management in forensic psychiatry: integrating a social network approach 17. Forensic rehabilitation: a phase of transition on a lifelong risk (and health) continuum