JESSICA YAKELEY is Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mental and Behavioural Sciences, University College London, UK. She is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy at the Portman Clinic, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, and a Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the Camden Psychotherapy Service, Camden and Islington Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. She is also a Member of the British Psychoanalytic Society.

• IntroductionViolence, Mental Illness and Personality DisorderPsychopathyViolence, Sexuality and PerversionViolent WomenViolence and Society, Race and CultureA Psychoanalytic Approach to Risk AssessmentWorking in Medium and High Security SettingsIndividual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Violent PatientsGroup-Analytic Psychotherapy for ViolenceWorking with the Wider Professional NetworkGlossary.