Antisocial Personality Disorder

A Contemporary Introduction

AvJessica Yakeley

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book offers a vital psychoanalytic overview of antisocial personality disorder, a condition that causes great distress to its sufferers, their families and society.Following a historical introduction to how psychoanalysts, from Freud onwards, have conceptualised sociopathy, psychopathy and delinquency, Jessica Yakeley presents a contemporary psychoanalytic understanding of antisocial personality disorder which integrates current psychoanalytic theory with cutting edge empirical research findings from developmental and attachment studies. Drawing on her own experience of working with antisocial and violent patients, she offers a psychoanalytic framework to inform clinical work in managing and treating individuals with a diagnosis of this disorder. The reader is introduced to general treatment principles, followed by the latest evidence-based psychoanalytically informed therapies for the condition. Yakeley also discusses the particular needs and treatment of specific populations of individuals with antisocial personality disorder, including women, sex offenders and those from ethnic minority backgrounds, addressing issues of race, culture, stigma, and prejudice.Historically viewed as an untreatable mental disorder, this book offers hope to professionals and patients grappling with antisocial personality disorder, and will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and other professionals, academics and trainees working in mental health, criminal justice, and forensic fields.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-10
Mått:129 x 198 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Antal sidor:142
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032907901

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Jessica Yakeley is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy and Director of the Portman Clinic, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK. She is also a training and supervising psychoanalyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society.

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"Jessica Yakeley, with unrivalled clinical experience and research insight, distils complex psychoanalytic ideas into a clear, practical guide to antisocial personality disorder. Both accessible and authoritative, this book is indispensable for trainees and experienced clinicians working with antisocial patients."Peter Fonagy, Professor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science, University College London"In this compelling book, Yakeley explores the complexities of antisocial personality disorder with unique insight, compassion, and hope. Her rigorous scholarship and clear, concise writing make this book an essential read for everyone interested in understanding this dangerous disorder."Anna Motz, Consultant Forensic Psychologist, Author of A Love that Kills"Jessica Yakeley, a deeply experienced psychoanalyst and psychiatrist, gives us the most lucid and compelling introduction to the antisocial individual that has ever been penned. Psychoanalysis, like no other theory, helps us understand how their minds work, and there has never been a more important historical moment for such clarity."J. Reid Meloy, PhD, author of The Psychopathic Mind

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Introduction PART 1: Historical overview 1. Antisocial personalities: Historical perspectives 2. Juvenile delinquency PART 2: Contemporary perspectives 3. Antisocial personality disorder: Aetiological and diagnostic controversies 4. Psychopathy 5. Mentalization and antisocial personality disorder PART 3: Clinical considerations 6. General principles of assessment and treatment 7. Specific therapies for antisocial personality disorder PART 4: Special populations 8. The antisocial woman 9. The antisocial sex offender 10. Black lives matter

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