Terrorism has dominated the domestic and international landscape since 9/11. Determining what drives people to commit acts of terrorism is no easy task. The important new book fills a gap in the psychology and psychiatry literature by examining the relationship between evil and mental illness, and in particular amongst terrorists. How can evil, a characteristic of human nature, become extreme, intent on destruction and lead to acts of terrorism? Featuring contributions from leading experts in this field, Evil, Terrorism and Psychiatry explores whether there are specific personality traits, psychological characteristics or psychopathological conditions that may favour a lack of control of violence in terrorists. It also offers possible novel prevention strategies to help understand and prevent these acts in future. Featuring articles from a special issue of CNS Spectrums, this book also includes brand new chapters found exclusively in this book.
Terrorism has dominated the domestic and international landscape since 9/11. This book explores how evil, a characteristic of human nature inside all of us, may become extreme, focussed towards destruction and could in turn lead to terror attacks.
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'Best read with a pick-and-choose rather than cover-to-cover approach, this slim edited volume may spark curiosity ' S Blincoe, Choice
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Evil, Terrorism and Psychiatry offers a new conceptualization of terrorism within a neuroscientific domain.
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1 To Die to Kill: Suicide as a Weapon. Some Historical Antecedents of Suicide Terrorism |
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2 The Philosophy of Hate and Anger |
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3 Identity, Alienation, and Violent Radicalization |
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4 The Mind of Suicide Terrorists |
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5 Psychopathology of Terrorists |
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6 Why is Terrorism a Man's Business? |
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7 Religion, Violence, and the Brain: a Neuroethical Perspective |
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8 Brain Alterations Potentially Associated with Aggression and Terrorism |
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9 Political Terrorism and Affective Polarization in "Black" and "Red" Terrorists in Italy During the Years 1968--1988 |
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10 Conditions of Life and Death of Psychiatric Patients in France During World War II: Euthanasia or Collateral Casualties? |
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11 Neuropsychiatric Characteristics of Antiterrorist Operation Combatants in the Donbass (Ukraine) |
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12 The International Scenario of Terrorism |
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13 Identification and Prevention of Radicalization. Practice and Experiences with a Multidisciplinary Working Model |
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14 How to Fight Terrorism? Political and Strategic Aspects |
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Donatella Marazziti is a psychiatrist at the Università degli Studi, Pisa. She is Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Neuropsychiatry, Field Editor of CNS Spectrums and Associated Editor of BMJ Psychiatry. Her research interests are focussed on biological markers in psychiatric and normal conditions, psychopharmacology, emotions, attachment and clinical psychiatry. She has authored more than 500 articles and chapters. Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. He has conducted various research projects awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Veterans Affairs, and the pharmaceutical industry. Author of more than 500 articles and chapters, Dr Stahl is also the author of the bestseller Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology (Cambridge, 2013).
