1st Edition

Understanding Dunblane and other Massacres Forensic Studies of Homicide, Paedophilia, and Anorexia

By Peter Aylward Copyright 2012
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

The book predominantly explores the psychic histories of patients who display their transgenerational conflicts/trauma through forensic acts. It establishes the need to consider the details of patient history in understanding the patient within both the therapeutic encounter and the treatment team milieu. There are many themes of contemporary interest including gang murders, sibling jealousy,... Read more
Foreword , Preface , Palindrome spotting within the calendar of the mind: detecting the re-enactment of original trauma in the crime , Perverse triangulation , Murder: persecuted by jealousy , Crossing the divide , The revenge involved in diagnosing untreatability , Boy do I exist! The avoidance of annihilatory terror through paedophilic acts , Digesting history as a lifesaver , In defence of the realm ... of emotion , Understanding the Dunblane Massacre , Postscript

Biography

Peter Aylward FPC, is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist whose previous police career in the detection of major crime, lead to specializing in forensic psychotherapy at Broadmoor Hospital. He also consults with clinical teams in a variety of other NHS settings including eating disorder, personality disorder, self harm and child care assessments.