This article reviews historical contributions to the conceptualisation of narcissism and
narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), including its evolution as a clinical diagnosis within the …

This article outlines the evidence base and current psychotherapeutic treatment approaches
for individuals with a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). It examines the …

A coherent psychoanalytic theory of violence has been hindered by the very few
psychoanalysts who have actually worked with violent patients, by political allegiance to certain …

We outline the difficulties in classifying paraphilias as mental disorder and summarise the
changes to this diagnostic category in DSM-5. We review the research on the epidemiology …

The existing research on lone wolf terrorists and case experience are reviewed and interpreted
through the lens of psychoanalytic theory. A number of characteristics of the lone wolf are …

A psychoanalytic understanding of violence is key to successful treatment strategies. This
book draws on the expanding discipline of forensic psychotherapy to explore the theory …

Background: Hippocampal volume reduction has been repeatedly demonstrated in
schizophrenia. The relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to this is unclear. …

Like any discipline, psychoanalysis has evolved considerably since its inception by Freud
over a century ago, and a multitude of different psychoanalytic traditions and schools of theory …

Since Freud’s exposition of the nature of perversion in his seminal work, Three Essays on
the Theory of Sexuality there has been a multitude of rich and varied explorations of human …

The assessment and management of violent behaviour in mentally disordered patients are
no longer the sole domain of forensic psychiatrists, but are increasingly part of the day-to-day …