Gwen Adshead: 9 books

Book cover of Being Amoral

Being Amoral

Psychopathy and Moral Incapacity

by Henning Sass, Alan Felthous, Eric Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014

Investigations of specific moral dysfunctions or deficits that shed light on the capacities required for moral agency. Psychopathy has been the subject of investigations in both philosophy and psychiatry and yet the conceptual issues remain largely unresolved. This volume approaches psychopathy...
Book cover of 30 Years of Social Change
by Jan Lees, Nisha Dogra, Paul Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017

What social change has been achieved over the past 30 years? What have been the main barriers to progress? What great achievements can we identify and celebrate today? Marking Jessica Kingsley Publishers' 30th year of publishing books on social and behavioural issues, this book gathers together...
Book cover of Forgiveness in Practice
by Howard Cooper, Anthony Bash, Reza Shah-Kazemi
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018

This collection reveals what forgiveness looks like in practice from the standpoint of those working in the helping professions. Written from many different perspectives, this eclectic volume challenges the reader to reconsider their assumptions about forgiveness, and illuminates everyday impact of forgiveness.
Book cover of Forensic Psychiatry
by Nigel Eastman, Gwen Adshead, Simone Fox
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

Forensic Psychiatry is the first book to cover the clinical, legal and ethical issues for the treatment of mentally disordered offenders for all of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland jurisdictions. Written by an expert interdisciplinary team from the fields of both law and psychiatry, including...
Book cover of Professional and Therapeutic Boundaries in Forensic Mental Health Practice
by Gwen Adshead
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012

People who use forensic mental health services are defined by the fact that they have violated boundaries, often in many ways. For clinicians employed to work therapeutically with this client group however, the capacity to initiate and maintain boundaries is critical to safety as well as to good treatment...
Book cover of Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders

Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders

An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Forensic Mental Health Nursing

by Tom Clarke, Valerie Anne Brown, Gwen Adshead
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008

Working in any area of mental health nursing presents complex issues regarding the nurse-patient relationship. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, relationships with patients and colleagues can be particularly emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express. This...
Book cover of The Therapeutic Milieu Under Fire

The Therapeutic Milieu Under Fire

Security and Insecurity in Forensic Mental Health

by Gwen Adshead, Martin Wrench, Andrew Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012

This groundbreaking book explores the psychodynamics and socio-politics of the forensic therapeutic milieu, addressing some of the most difficult and complex issues facing practitioners. It sets out a psycho-social framework for understanding the predicament and the needs of those who live in and...
Book cover of Psychiatry in Prisons

Psychiatry in Prisons

A Comprehensive Handbook

by Janet Parrott, Ceri Evans, Charles Scott
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009

Psychiatry in Prisons provides a comprehensive overview of the history, problems and development of psychiatric health care in prisons, focusing particularly on the UK. The contributors tackle a broad range of issues, from familiar mental health issues such as substance misuse, self-injury and health...
Book cover of Violent States and Creative States (2 Volume Set)

Violent States and Creative States (2 Volume Set)

From the Global to the Individual

by Grace Lee, Christopher Scanlon, Annie Stopford
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science. By examining the 'violent states'...
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