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The Mind of the Paedophile : Psychoanalytic Perspectives / edited by Charles W. Socarides ; associate editor, Loretta R. Loeb.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Forensic psychotherapy monograph series.
- Forensic psychotherapy monograph series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child sexual abuse.
- Child molesters--Psychology.
- Child molesters.
- Child molesters--Case studies.
- Pedophilia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The Mind of the Paedophile discusses one of the most controversial and misunderstood subjects in the psychoanalytic arena today - paedophilia. A variety of treatments and therapies, including brain surgery, electric shock treatment and incarceration, have not succeeded in treating this condition.In this volume, a range of eminent and expert professionals go further: into the mind of the paedophile, using dream interpretation, free association, fantasies and memories, in a bid to comprehend the exact nature; the how, when and why, of paedophilia.Contributors:Wilfred Abse; William F. Greer; Daniel P. Juda; Brett Kahr; Loretta R. Loeb; Charles W. Socarides; and Vamik D. Volkan."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- COVER; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SERIES FOREWORD; EDITORS & CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: A psychoanalytic classification of the paedophilias:two clinical illustrations; CHAPTER TWO: Dogman: a prepsychotic paedophile; CHAPTER THREE: Juvenile paedophilia:the psychodynamics of an adolescent; CHAPTER FOUR: The usefulness of self psychology in understandingand treating a case of homosexual paedophilia; CHAPTER FIVE: Some comments on ritualized paedophiliaand the sexual abuse of children; CHAPTER SIX: The consequences of child sexual abuse:a brief survey; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-92145-4
- 0-429-90722-2
- 0-429-48245-0
- 1-283-24909-X
- 9786613249098
- 1-84940-454-2
- 9780429482458
- OCLC:
- 748242044
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