Overview

Most professional books on the subject of homicide convey a criminological or legal standpoint. Homicide: A Psychiatric Perspective complements those approaches by offering a clinical understanding unique in the literature, considering not merely the crime but the broad spectrum of homicidal behavior. Combining psychiatric knowledge of that behavior with actual case material, this work provides a single-expert point of view, synthesizing current literature while maintaining a focused perspective that not only reviews the macroscopic findings of descriptive nosology but also places the individual murderer under the microscope. This new edition considers aspects of homicidal behavior in American society that were not prominent a decade ago, as evidenced by such phenomena as the Columbine killings and public fascination with The Sopranos. Dr. Malmquist draws on his extensive background in forensic psychiatry and consultancy experience in hundreds of murder cases, blending medical, biological, psychological, and social factors to forge a psychiatric understanding of homicide in the twenty-first century. He provides insight into such key concerns as epidemiology, the ongoing difficulty of predicting homicidal behavior in psychotic individuals, and the contrasting viewpoints of psychiatry and the legal system; and he describes how various clinical psychiatric conditions such as narcissism and depression have their own special vulnerabilities for homicidal violence. The book uses DSM-IV-TR as a diagnostic framework and adds a psychodynamic component for appropriate cases, offering a broad overview of homicide today: • Cases are drawn from evaluated homicidal individuals, not simply generic examples, and reflect homicides that involve a legal conviction, a confession, or clinical material beyond media reportage. • New to this edition are insights into recent homicide trends such as sexual and serial murders, school killings, homicide among preadolescents, stalking, murder by health care personnel, and close-combat killings in the military. • Statistical data on epidemiology have been updated, recent cases have been added, and the latest legal decisions are discussed—all making this book as timely as it is authoritative. Homicide: A Psychiatric Perspective is an essential reference for mental health professionals as well as attorneys, correctional officers, or social workers engaged in criminal law. With its keys to evaluating patients or defendants who have engaged in serious acts of violence, it offers unprecedented clinical insights into the homicidal mind.

Full Product Details

Author:   Carl P. Malmquist, MD MS (University of Minnesota)
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781585622047

ISBN 10:   1585622044
Pages:   463
Publication Date:   23 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Epidemiological Aspects of Homicide Chapter 2. Biological Factors in Homicide Chapter 3. Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorders, and the Prediction Problem Regarding Homicide Chapter 4. Borderline Personality Disorder and Homicide: The Quest for Vindication Chapter 5. Dependent Personality Disorder and Homicide Chapter 6. Narcissism and Homicide Chapter 7. Masochism and Homicide: The Ultimate Enslavement Chapter 8. The Depressed or Bipolar Person and Homicide Chapter 9. Juveniles and Homicide Chapter 10. Sexual Homicide Chapter 11. Legal Versus Clinical Views on Homicide: Diagnosis and Voluntariness Chapter 12. Homicide in the Twenty-First Century: Where Knowledge Is Needed Index

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I was impressed by the author's comprehension of the topics and his ability to explain complicated ideas succinctly.The chapter, Legal Versus Clinical Views on Homicide provides exceptional insight into the struggle between the legal and clinical understanding of this horrific act. - Doody's Book Review Service, September 1, 2006

I was impressed by the author's comprehension of the topics and his ability to explain complicated ideas succinctly .The chapter, Legal Versus Clinical Views on Homicide provides exceptional insight into the struggle between the legal and clinical understanding of this horrific act. * Doody's Book Review Service *

Malmquist's book on homicide, Homicide: A Psychiatric Perspective , is a bridge from the community, court, and prison context related to murder to the encounter with the mental health establishment....He brings a depth of understanding to the issue of homicide that provides even the most skilled practitioners in the field with a knowledge and research base and clinical perspective that is compelling....I found Malmquist's book not only readable and enjoyable but thoroughly educational, increasing my understanding of homicide and its related issues (e.g., near murderers) from a psychiatric perspective. -- PsycCRITIQUES , April 18, 2007

Author Information

Carl P. Malmquist, M.D., M.S., is a psychiatrist who is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. He has served as a professor at both the medical and law schools of the University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan. Dr. Malmquist is currently Professor of Social Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He has written numerous publications and has functioned as the psychiatric consultant to the Distric Court System in Minneapolis.

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