Dangerous to society. A forensic psychiatrist on illnesses that provoke criminal behavior.
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- When did you cut off your penis? - I asked. An unusual conversation during a game of checkers, right? Even for a medical student. We talked for about an hour and seemed to get along quite well, perhaps because Graham was winning the game. He was a patient in the general psychiatry ward of St. Jude's Hospital. I often stayed to see what the ward was like after the doctors went home.
- I wanted to stab her in the stomach with a knife, - she told me. - I was fed up with her trying to kill me.
I looked at her with some surprise. She didn't look dangerous.
- I thought she deliberately sabotaged the gas heater and tried to poison me with carbon monoxide while I was sleeping. I heard in the news that several children died because of a faulty boiler. There was no connection here, but I was sure it was her.
"He wanted to, but was always terribly afraid for his life, so he would eat half of what he bought, so that if he felt unwell, he could use the remaining food as evidence for the police."
The author of this book is Ben Cave, a leading forensic psychiatrist in the UK. For over 30 years, he has worked in closed prisons and psychiatric hospitals, helping men and women with issues such as delusions, schizophrenia, drug addiction, personality disorders, and severe depression.
Cave claims that in this book, he puts himself and his patients under the microscope. He talks about his "psychological scars" that inevitably remain from working in this field.
"The forensic psychiatrist explores the question of madness and crime from several perspectives: from the doctor's point of view, the patient's, and his own personal, human perspective. Should we fear mentally ill people? Or are formally healthy individuals much more dangerous? What is it like to spend years in a clinic, not always aware of one's existence? Can mentally ill criminals realize what they have done and repent? And should society change its view on crimes committed by mentally ill individuals? This fascinating book covers these and many other topics." - Alyona Lenkovskaya, criminal lawyer, legal
Author:
Author:Ben Cave
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:Humor & Entertainment
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21.5x14.5x2.8 cm
Series:
Series:On the Frontline. About tangled crimes and those who can solve them
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-186952-6
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