The Rules of Insanity
Author | : Carl Elliott |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791429512 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791429518 |
Rating | : 4/5 (518 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rules of Insanity by : Carl Elliott
Download or read book The Rules of Insanity written by Carl Elliott and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that there is little useful that can be said about the responsibility of mentally ill offenders in general, Elliott looks at specific mental illnesses in detail; among them schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorders, psychosexual disorders such as exhibitionism and voyeurism, personality disorders, and impulse control disorders such as kleptomania and pyromania. He takes a particularly hard look at the psychopath or sociopath, who many have argued is incapable of understanding morality.