TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Locks, keys, and security of mind: psychodynamic approaches to forensic psychiatry
JO  - The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
A1  - Yakeley, Jessica
A1  - Adshead, Gwen
SP  - 38
EP  - 45
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - In this article, we discuss psychological approaches to the understanding of acts of violence and, specifically, psychodynamic approaches to both formulation and treatment. We suggest that the key theoretical paradigm of a psychodynamic approach involves the exploration and elaboration of the meaning of a violent act for the offender and describe the relevance of this approach for both legal assessments and clinical services in secure residential care. We argue that a psychodynamic approach can improve the quality of assessments of both psychopathology and risk and inform effective therapeutic interventions in hard-to-treat patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1093-6793
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -