Research Catalog

Title

Bad men do what good men dream : a forensic psychiatrist illuminates the darker side of human behavior / by Robert I. Simon.

Author

Simon, Robert I.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Pub., c2008.

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Details

Description

xvii, 321 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"What sort of person kills, then cannibalizes his victim? Or stalks and terrorizes his prey? And what separates him from the rest of us? Dr. Robert I. Simon illuminates our shadowy world and that of violent criminals - a difference more of degree than of kind." "Mental health professionals will find this updated version helpful reading. Its narrative, graphic case studies, and conclusions will interest lay readers and amateur sleuths as well."--Jacket.

Subject

• Antisocial personality disorders
• Mentally ill offenders
• Psychopaths
• Acting out (Psychology)
• Good and evil > Psychological aspects
• Shadow (Psychoanalysis)
• Personality Disorders
• Forensic Psychiatry
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Acting Out

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-312) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Exploring the dark side of human behavior -- Serial killers, evildoers and us -- The predators among us: psychopaths -- Why do they rape? examining the inner life of rapists -- Stalkers: forever yours -- Workplace violence: is your job a dead end? -- Multiple personality and crime: a real whodunit -- The ultimate betrayal: sexual misconduct in the helping professions -- You only die once? Did you intend it? The forensic psychiatrist as sleuth -- Messianic madness: killer cults to holy warriors -- Your life for their orgasm: serial sexual killers -- Character and destiny: the making of good men and women.

ISBN

• 9781585622948 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 158562294X (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008004459

OCLC

191751644

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library