The International Handbook of Psychopathic Disorders and the Law: Laws and Policies

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The International Handbook of Psychopathic Disorders and the Law: Laws and Policies

Editor(s): Alan Felthous, Henning Saß

Published Online: 6 JUL 2010

Print ISBN: 9780470011850

Online ISBN: 9780470516157

DOI: 10.1002/9780470516157

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Reflecting the work of an international panel of experts, the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law offers an in-depth and multidisciplinary look at key aspects of the development and etiology of psychopathic disorders, current methods of intervention, treatment and management, and how these disorders impact decision making in civil and criminal law.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xx)

  2. Part Volume I: Volume I

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      Front Matter (pages i–xx)

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      Index (pages 587–625)

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      Colour Plates (page c1)

    1. Introduction to Volume 1 (pages 1–5)

      Henning Saß and Dr. Alan R. Felthous

  5. Part I: Conceptual History

    1. Chapter 1

      History and Conceptual Development of Psychopathic Disorders (pages 7–30)

      Henning Saß and Dr. Alan R. Felthous

  6. Part II: Assessment

    1. Chapter 2

      Psychiatric Assessment (pages 31–40)

      Paul Hoff and Sabine C. Herpertz

    2. Chapter 3

      Psychological Instruments in the Assessment of Psychopathy (pages 41–67)

      Robert D. Hare

    3. Chapter 4

      Functional and Structural Brain Imaging Research on Psychopathy (pages 69–81)

      Yaling Yang and Adrian Raine

    4. Chapter 5

      Psychophysiological Correlates of Psychopathic Disorders (pages 83–101)

      Matthew S. Stanford, Rebecca J. Houston and Ernest S. Barratt

    5. Chapter 6

      Cognitive Correlates (pages 103–116)

      Herta Flor

    6. Chapter 7

      Violence: Psychopathology, Risk Assessment and Lawsuits (pages 117–133)

      Kenneth Tardiff

    7. Chapter 8

      Risks of Diagnosing Psychopathic Disorders (pages 135–146)

      Nobert Leygraf and Klaus Elsner

  7. Part III: Etiology and Pathogenesis

    1. Chapter 9

      The Genetics of Psychopathic Disorders (pages 147–169)

      David Goldman and Francesca Ducci

    2. Chapter 10

      Neuroimaging Perspectives in Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies (pages 171–185)

      Jürgen L. Müller

    3. Chapter 11

      Electrophysiology (pages 187–198)

      Sabine C. Herpertz

    4. Chapter 12

      The Role of ADHD in the Etiology and Outcome of Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathy (pages 199–216)

      Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Kerstin Konrad and Sabine C. Herpertz

    5. Chapter 13

      Brain Trauma (pages 217–236)

      Hannelore Ehrenreich, Henning Krampe and Anna-Leena Sirén

    6. Chapter 14

      Acquired Psychopathy and the Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury (pages 237–250)

      Robert P. Granacher and Manish A. Fozdar

    7. Chapter 15

      Comorbidities of Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder: Prevalence and Implications (pages 251–274)

      Elena Carmen Nichita and Peter F. Buckley

    8. Chapter 16

      The Paraphilias and Psychopathy (pages 275–290)

      John M. W. Bradford, Philip Firestone and A. G. Ahmed

    9. Chapter 17

      Family Upbringing: Family Factors as Predictors for the Development of Antisocial Behavior and Psychopathy Dimensions (pages 291–302)

      Maya K. Krischer, Kathrin Sevecke and Gerd Lehmkuhl

    10. Chapter 18

      Discipline by Parents and Child Psychopathology (pages 303–317)

      Emily M. Douglas and Murray A. Straus

    11. Chapter 19

      Social Origins of Psychopathy (pages 319–334)

      David P. Farrington

    12. Chapter 20

      A Psychoanalytic View of the Psychopath (pages 335–346)

      J. Reid Meloy and Andrew Shiva

    13. Chapter 21

      Women and Girls with Psychopathic Characteristics (pages 347–366)

      Tonia L. Nicholls, Candice L. Odgers and David J. Cooke

    14. Chapter 22

      Educational Issues (pages 367–378)

      Franz Petermann and Ute Koglin

  8. Part IV: Intervention, Treatment and Management

    1. Chapter 23

      Intervention, Treatment and Management of ADHD (pages 379–395)

      Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Kerstin Konrad and Sabine C. Herpertz

    2. Chapter 24

      Pharmacotherapy of Clinical Aggression in Individuals with Psychopathic Disorders (pages 397–416)

      F. Gerard Moeller and Alan C. Swann

    3. Chapter 25

      Treatment and Management of Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents (pages 417–448)

      Manfred Doepfner, Kerstin Adrian and Charlotte Hanisch

    4. Chapter 26

      Psychotherapy of Psychopathic Disorders (pages 449–466)

      Gill McGauley, Gwen Adshead and Sameer P. Sarkar

    5. Chapter 27

      Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment and Management (pages 467–495)

      Andreas Hill, Peer Briken and Wolfgang Berner

    6. Chapter 28

      Antisocial Disorders and Domestic Violence: Treatment Considerations (pages 497–517)

      L. Kevin Hamberger and Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling

    7. Chapter 29

      Workplace Violence Goes Beyond Psychopathology (pages 519–529)

      Michael H. Corcoran

    8. Chapter 30

      Addressing the Associated Conditions of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (pages 531–541)

      Falk Kiefer and Karl Mann

    9. Chapter 31

      Experiential and Community Treatment of Adult Antisocial Syndromes (pages 543–555)

      Stephen A. Thorne and William H. Reid

    10. Chapter 32

      Legal, Medical and Social Impediments to Better Psychopaths: How Best to Deal with Persons with Psychopathic Disorders? (pages 557–572)

      Jürgen. L. Müller

    11. Chapter 33

      Social Policy Considerations on Psychopathic Disorders (pages 573–585)

      Harald Dreßing, Hans Joachim Salize and Peter Gass

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      Index (pages 587–625)

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxi)

    1. Introduction to Volume II (pages 1–6)

      Henning Saß and Dr. Alan R. Felthous

  12. Part I: Civil Law Issues

    1. Chapter 1

      Civil Law: Structure and Procedures (pages 7–19)

      Grant H. Morris

    2. Chapter 2

      Hospitalization and Civil Commitment in England and Wales (pages 21–34)

      Martin Zinkler and Stefan Priebe

    3. Chapter 3

      Hospitalization and Civil Commitment of Individuals with Psychopathic Disorders in Germany, Russia and the United States (pages 35–60)

      Elmar Habermeyer, Ulrike Rachvoll, Dr. Alan R. Felthous, Alexander O. Bukhanowsky and Roman Gleyzer

    4. Chapter 4

      Should Psychopathy Qualify for Preventive Outpatient Commitment? (pages 61–73)

      Bruce J. Winick, Charles Lo Piccolo, Willy Anand and Lester Hartswick

    5. Chapter 5

      The Clinician's Duty to Warn or Protect: In the United States, England, Canada, New Zealand, France and Spain (pages 75–94)

      Dr. Alan R. Felthous, Roy O'Shaughnessy, Jay Kuten, Irène François-Pursell and Juan Medrano

    6. Chapter 6

      Evaluating Parents in Child Custody and Abuse Cases and the Utility of Psychological Measures in Screening for Parental Psychopathy or Antisocial Personality (pages 95–112)

      Stephen B. Billick and Michael B. Jackson

    7. Chapter 7

      The Management of Fitness for Duty in the United States Military (pages 113–123)

      David M. Walker and James A. Bourgeois

    8. Chapter 8

      The Psychopath in the Workplace: Disability, Direct Threat and the ADA (pages 125–135)

      Lauren Wylonis and Robert Sadoff

    9. Chapter 9

      Disability and Sociopathy (pages 137–154)

      Albert M. Drukteinis

    10. Chapter 10

      Personal Injury Litigation in the United States and India: Acquired Psychopathy (pages 155–162)

      Robert P. Granacher and Manish A. Fozdar

  13. Part II: Criminal Law Issues

    1. Chapter 11

      Criminal Law: Structures and Procedures (pages 163–176)

      Robert Lloyd Goldstein

    2. Chapter 12

      Legal Competencies in Relation to Confession Evidence (pages 177–187)

      Gisli H. Gudjonsson and Thomas Grisso

    3. Chapter 13

      Competence to Stand Trial and Psychopathic Disorders: Legal and Clinical Perspectives from the USA (pages 189–200)

      J. Richard Ciccone

    4. Chapter 14

      Criminal Forensic Evaluations in Germany (pages 201–209)

      Henning Saß, Hans-Ludwig Kröber and Dr. Alan R. Felthous

    5. Chapter 15

      Insanity in Austria: The Position of Psychopathy in Austrian Forensic Psychiatry (pages 211–227)

      Thomas Stompe, Patrick Frottier and Hans Schanda

    6. Chapter 16

      Psychopathic Disorders and the Criminal Law in Switzerland (pages 229–242)

      Marc Graf and Volker Dittmann

    7. Chapter 17

      Insanity, Diminished Responsibility and Personality Disorder in England and Wales (pages 243–254)

      Don Grubin

    8. Chapter 18

      The Insanity Defense and Psychopathic Disorders in the United States and Australia (pages 255–274)

      David Greenberg and Dr. Alan R. Felthous

    9. Chapter 19

      Psychopathy, Diminished Capacity and Responsibility (pages 275–301)

      Mohan S. Nair and Robert Weinstock

    10. Chapter 20

      Noninsanity Psychological Evidence (pages 303–315)

      Ralph Slovenko

    11. Chapter 21

      Criminal Sentencing: The Role of Mental Health Professionals with Special Consideration for Psychopathic Disorders (pages 317–327)

      Dr. Alan R. Felthous

    12. Chapter 22

      Psychopathy and the Death Penalty in the United States (pages 329–342)

      James K. Wolfson

    13. Chapter 23

      The Death Penalty: A Psychiatrist's View from Europe (pages 343–359)

      John Gunn

    14. Chapter 24

      The Role of Hospitalization in the Management of Prisoners with Psychopathic Disorders (pages 361–372)

      Norbert Konrad

    15. Chapter 25

      The Psychopath in Prison (pages 373–391)

      Julio Arboleda-Flórez

    16. Chapter 26

      Patuxent Institution: A Unique Approach to Psychiatry and the Law (pages 393–406)

      James R. Coldren

    17. Chapter 27

      The Treatment of Psychopathic Patients in the Netherlands (pages 407–428)

      Daan van Beek and Uta Kröger

    18. Chapter 28

      Probation and Parole: History, Policy Change and Mental Health in England and Wales (pages 429–444)

      Anthony Goodman

    19. Chapter 29

      Ethical Considerations Involving Psychopathic Disorders (pages 445–459)

      Henry C. Weinstein, Eraka Bath, Elizabeth B. Ford, Manuel Lopez-Leon and Scott M. Soloway

  14. Part III: Special Issues

    1. Chapter 30

      Malingering and Psychopathic Disorders (pages 461–471)

      Philip J. Resnick and Steven J. Zuchowski

    2. Chapter 31

      Culture and Psychopathy in the Forensic Context (pages 473–488)

      Wen-Shing Tseng, Ezra Griffith, Pedro Ruiz and Alec Buchanan

    3. Chapter 32

      The Economics of Crime Rooted in Psychopathic Disorders: Aspects of Law, Public Policy, Rehabilitation and Faith-Based Programs (pages 489–504)

      Jean H. Hollenshead, Frederick R. Parker, Harvey W. Rubin and Timothy M. Shaughnessy

    4. Chapter 33

      Training and Education for Mental Health Professionals (pages 505–517)

      Rusty Reeves, Richard Rosner, Dominique Bourget and John Gunn

    5. Chapter 34

      The Importance of Quality in Future Directions (pages 519–529)

      Dr. Alan R. Felthous and Henning Saß

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      Table of Cases (pages 531–543)

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      Index (pages 545–579)

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