Mental Illness and Crime
Paperback 592 pages English Aug 08, 2014
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Mental Illness and Crime comprehensively synthesizes and critically examines what is currently known about the relationship of mental illness and individual psychiatric disorders, in particular with criminal, violent, and other forms of antisocial behavior. The book integrates scholarship from psychology, psychiatry, clinical neuroscience, criminology, and law when presenting explanations for and etiologies of mental illness-related criminal and violent behaviors. Moreover, the book provides the reader with a diagnostic understanding of mental disorders across various classification systems, including the current DSM-5 and ICD-10. In addition, the authors critically examine what is known about the treatment and social implications of this body of research, including its practical applications within the criminal justice system. Unique to the field, this text will contribute to a better understanding of criminality and violence and move society toward a greater acceptance of individuals with these illnesses.
- Author:
- Robert A. Schug, Henry F. Fradella
- Publisher:
- Sage Publications, Inc
- Publication Date:
- Aug 08, 2014
- Number of pages:
- 592 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1412987075
- ISBN-13:
- 9781412987073