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Evil, Terrorism and Psychiatry

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For minds probing terror, evil, and psyche

This is a compelling read if you’re interested in the uncomfortable space where psychiatry, morality, and political violence overlap. It doesn’t offer easy answers, which is exactly what makes it feel serious and thought-provoking. Readers drawn to psychology, criminology, or terrorism studies would likely appreciate how it wrestles with whether evil is human nature, mental illness, or something more complex entirely.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Evil, Terrorism and Psychiatry

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ISBN: 9781108467766
Date of Publication: 2019-03-21
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Sociology, Politics
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 4 readers)

Description

Terrorism has dominated the domestic and international landscape since 9/11. Determining what drives people to commit acts of terrorism is no easy task. The important new book fills a gap in the psychology and psychiatry literature by examining the relationship between evil and mental illness, and in particular amongst terrorists. How can evil, a characteristic of human nature, become extreme, intent on destruction and lead to acts of terrorism? Featuring contributions from leading experts in this field, Evil, Terrorism and Psychiatry explores whether there are specific personality traits, psychological characteristics or psychopathological conditions that may favour a lack of control of violence in terrorists. It also offers possible novel prevention strategies to help understand and prevent these acts in future. Featuring articles from a special issue of CNS Spectrums, this book also includes new chapters found exclusively in this book.
 

For minds probing terror, evil, and psyche

This is a compelling read if you’re interested in the uncomfortable space where psychiatry, morality, and political violence overlap. It doesn’t offer easy answers, which is exactly what makes it feel serious and thought-provoking. Readers drawn to psychology, criminology, or terrorism studies would likely appreciate how it wrestles with whether evil is human nature, mental illness, or something more complex entirely.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.