Psychopathy
Its Uses, Validity and Status
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Beschreibung
This book explains the ethical and conceptual tensions in the use of psychopathy in different countries, including America, Canada, the UK, Croatia, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers an extensive critical analysis of how psychopathy functions within institutional and social contexts.
Inside, readers will find innovative interdisciplinary analysis, written by leading international experts. The chapters explore how different countries have used this diagnosis. A central concern is whether psychopathy is a mental disorder, and this has a bearing upon whether it should be used.
The book’s case studies will help readers understand the problems associated with psychopathy. Academics and students working in the philosophy of psychiatry, bioethics, and moral psychology will find it a valuable resource. In addition, it will also appeal to mental health professionals working in forensic settings, psychologists with an interest in the ethical implications of the useof psychopathy as a construct and particularly those with a research interest in it.
This book explains the ethical and conceptual tensions in the use of psychopathy in different countries, including America, Canada, the UK, Croatia, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers an extensive critical analysis of how psychopathy functions within institutional and social contexts.
Inside, readers will find innovative interdisciplinary analysis, written by leading international experts. The chapters explore how different countries have used this diagnosis. A central concern is whether psychopathy is a mental disorder, and this has a bearing upon whether it should be used.
The book’s case studies will help readers understand the problems associated with psychopathy. Academics and students working in the philosophy of psychiatry, bioethics, and moral psychology will find it a valuable resource. In addition, it will also appeal to mental health professionals working in forensic settings, psychologists with an interest in the ethical implications of the use of psychopathy as a construct and particularly those with a research interest in it.
Analyzes the use of current diagnostic notions of psychopathy Examines ethical problems as well as practical issues Explores whether psychopathy is a mental illness
Autor*in
Luca Malatesti
Themen in »Psychopathy«
Metaphysical Underpinnings of Psychopathy Preventive Sentencing of Antisocial Personality Disorders Psychopathy as a Factor for the Death Sentence The Complexity of Psychopathic Personality Disorder The Construct of Psychopathy in the USA Developments in the Assessment of Psychopathy psychopathy is a mental disorder ethical implications of the use of psychopathy