Bad Boys, Bad Men
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-986203-0 (ISBN)
In this new edition, Dr. Black builds upon the succes of the previous volume and updates it with new research findings, including the genetic and biological determinants of antisocial personality disorder. Dr. Black also discusses the difference between, and overlap with, psychopathy. Several new cases have been added to Bad Boys, Bad Men including John Wayne Gacy, Mike Tyson, and Sadam Hussein. He also briefly discusses antisocial women, and provides a case example of Aileen Wuornos.
Donald W. Black, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Utah School of Medicine, he has received numerous awards for teaching, research, and patient care, and is listed in "Best Doctors in America. " He serves as a consultant to the Iowa Department of Corrections. He writes extensively for professional audiences and his work has been featured in television and print media worldwide.
Contents ; 1. A Lurking Threat: Antisocial Personality Disorder and Society, ; 2. Searching for Answers: The Evolving Psychiatric View of Antisocial Personality Disorder, ; 3. Bad Boys to Bad Men: The Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder ; 4. Naming the Problem: The Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder, ; 5. Divergent Paths: The Natural History of Antisocial Personality Disorder ; 6. Seeds of Despair: The Causes of Antisocial Personality Disorder ; 7. Overcoming Antisocial Personality Disorder: Options for Treatment ; 8. Power and Pretense: The Hidden Antisocials ; 9. The Antisocial Murderer: Gacy and Others ; 10. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Families: Finding Ways to Cope ; Epilogue: Dispelling the Myths ; Notes ; Recommended Readings ; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.3.2013 |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 211 mm |
| Gewicht | 386 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-986203-6 / 0199862036 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-986203-0 / 9780199862030 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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