Humana Forensic Psychiatry: Influences of Evil - Expert Text

Forensic Psychiatry: Influences of Evil provides a deep look into how the concept of evil functions within a medical and mental health setting. Published by Humana, this text brings together an international panel of experts from various specialties to examine the relationship between evil and forensic psychiatry. This work challenges the common assumption that the idea of evil has no place in scientific psychiatry. Instead, the authors argue that the concept can help improve our understanding of aberrant human thinking and behavior. Readers will find a series of debates regarding the medicalization of evil and how organizations can act as evil structures. By looking at these complex topics, the book offers a unique perspective on how these ideas impact the field of mental health and forensic science.