The Psychology of Female Violence: Crimes Against the Body

ISBN-13: 9780415403870 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 408 str.

Anna Motz

Opis

What are the causes of violence in women? What can be done to help these women and their victims? Why does society deny the fact of female violence? This book explores the nature and causes of female violence from the perspectives of psychodynamic theory and forensic psychology. This fully updated and expanded second edition explores developments in research and services for violent women. Recent high profile cases of female violence are discussed alongside clinical material and theory. New topics include: the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, the controversy related to the diagnosis of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder in women, and the impact of pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia websites. New chapters address central clinical issues of working with women who kill and designing therapeutic services for women in secure mental health settings. Other major topics include:

• Women who sexually and physically abuse children
• Infanticide
• Fabricated and induced illness
• Self Harm

The Psychology of Female Violence will be valuable to trainees and practitioners working in the fields of clinical and forensic psychology, women's studies, sociology, psychiatric nursing, social work, probation, counselling, psychoanalysis, the criminal justice system and criminology.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements. Foreword by Dr. Estela Welldon. Introduction. Section I: Violence Against Children. Sexual Abuse of Children. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. Physical Abuse of Children. Infanticide. Section II: Violence Against the Self. Self Harm. Anorexia Nervosa. Section III: Violence Against Others Battered Women who Kill. Conclusion. Bibliography.

O autorze

Anna Motz, Anna Motz