Dr. Richard Lettieri’s Decoding Madness is a thoughtful and compelling discussion of mental illness and crime. His work combines beautifully written case studies with clearly presented discussions of the science and art behind understanding and intervening in these kinds of cases. Lettieri also does a terrific job taking us through his thought processes when evaluating a person accused of crime and raises many philosophical questions around the notion of culpability. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of crime and madness.”
– Elyn R. Saks, Distinguished professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry at the University of Southern California’s Gould Law School, MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient, and author of The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
“The core of Decoding Madness is its in-depth exploration of the complex psychological issues involved in criminal forensic cases. Uniquely, Dr. Lettieri shares his emotional reactions and doubts as he struggles to understand the psychological and legal issues involved in each case study. As a result, the reader is better positioned to appreciate the depth of his or her own intense and complex feelings evoked by the cases, and to recognize the psychopathologies involved in such calamities.”
– Jay Slosar, Ph.D., clinical and forensic psychologist, author of The Culture of Excess: How America Lost Self Control and Why We Need to Redefine Success, and founder of DepolarizationDiscourse.com
Dealing with some of the most heinous crimes imaginable, forensic neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Richard Lettieri gives a behind-the-scenes look at criminal psychology through case studies from his over 30 years of experience as a court-appointed and privately retained psychologist.
With cases like Michael, who stabbed his mother in the back believing she was the evil force causing the sun to descend upon the earth and gobble him up, and Tina, who seriously injured her boyfriend and stabbed his son to death, Decoding Madness is filled with gripping stories and forensic analysis. Through psychological examination, it is the author's job to conclude whether these individuals are truly guilty and understand their actions are wrong, or if these individuals are not guilty by reason of insanity and instead require treatment.
Decoding Madness offers a nuanced psychological understanding of defendants and their personal complexities beyond the usual clinical accounts. The book introduces the novel idea of the daimonic as a basic force of human nature that is the source of our constructive and destructive capacities and argues for an update to the criminal justice system's perspective on rationality and conscious thinking.
Featuring new findings and personal insights, Dr. Lettieri presents an engrossing view of the psychology of defendants accused of committing heinous crimes and the insight that they provide towards the human mind.
Dealing with some of the most heinous crimes imaginable, forensic neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst Dr. Richard Lettieri gives a behind-the-scenes look at criminal psychology through case studies from his over 30 years of experience as a court-appointed and privately retained psychologist.
With cases like Michael, who stabbed his mother in the back believing she was the evil force causing the sun to descend upon the earth and gobble him up, and Tina, who seriously injured her boyfriend and stabbed his son to death, Decoding Madness is filled with gripping stories and forensic analysis. Through psychological examination, it is the author's job to conclude whether these individuals are truly guilty and understand their actions are wrong, or if these individuals are not guilty by reason of insanity and instead require treatment.
Decoding Madness offers a nuanced psychological understanding of defendants and their personal complexities beyond the usual clinical accounts. The book introduces the novel idea of the daimonic as a basic force of human nature that is the source of our constructive and destructive capacities and argues for an update to the criminal justice system's perspective on rationality and conscious thinking.
Featuring new findings and personal insights, Dr. Lettieri presents an engrossing view of the psychology of defendants accused of committing heinous crimes and the insight that they provide towards the human mind.
Decoding Madness: A Forensic Psychologist Explores the Criminal Mind
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940178503379 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 06/15/2021 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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