The Devil You Know

Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry

Gwen Adshead, Eileen Horne

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English

Faber & Faber
30 June 2022

Violence in society; Psychology; Criminal or forensic psychology; Psychiatry

'Deeply moving.' GUARDIAN 'Brilliant . . . a powerful myth buster.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Unmissable.' OBDERVER 'Shocking and unflinching.' i 'Compulsive reading.' MIRROR

Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychologists. She has spent over thirty years providing therapy inside secure hospitals and prisons for violent offenders. Whatever her patient's crime - serial homicide, stalking, arson - she helps them to better know their minds.

Case by case, she takes the reader into the treatment room and reveals the complex and vulnerable humans behind these acts of terrible violence. These are stories of cruelty and despair, but also change and hope. The Devil You Know speaks to our shared humanity and makes the case for compassion over condemnation, empathy over fear.

By: Gwen Adshead, Eileen Horne
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9780571357628
ISBN 10: 0571357628
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 30 June 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Gwen Adshead is a leading psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Alongside her continuing work at Broadmoor Hospital as a Consultant Forensic Psychotherapist, where she runs psychotherapuetic groups for offenders, she also works in a medium secure unit in Hampshire. She has published a number of academic books and over one hundred papers. She was honoured with the President's Medal for services to psychiatry in 2013. Eileen Horne is an author, dramatist and former television producer. She has lectured widely at film festivals and universities across Europe, and is the author of several books.