Gwen Adshead

La doctora Gwen Adshead es una de las principales psiquiatras forenses de Reino Unido. Durante décadas ha tratado a asesinos en serie, pirómanos, pedófilos y otros convictos sobre quienes recae el estigma de la sociedad, que los considera monstruos. En este libro la doctora Adshead nos invita a entrar con ella en la sala de terapia para conocer a doce de sus pacientes y tratar de comprender, a traves de una mirada radicalmente compasiva, el mecanismo por el que se activan las acciones mas crueles de que el ser humano es capaz. Guiados por ella, estos hombres y mujeres (y con ellos tambien nosotros) tendran que enfrentar sus propios actos terribles y penetrar en la armadura de defensa que se han construido para resistir a su propia historia, a su propio dolor. Cada proceso terapeutico nos revelara distintas facetas de la mente humana en toda su complejidad, sin abandonar nunca el deber de la esperanza.El demonio que hay en ti desafia todo lo que creiamos saber sobre la naturaleza humana y reajusta permanentemente nuestros niveles de empatia.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the 2024 BBC Reith Lecturer Compassionate and fascinating.GUARDIANExtraordinary.THE TIMESRecalibrated my empathy dial.NEW STATESMANFascinating.SUNDAY TIMESDeeply humane.IRISH TIMESExceptional.VAL McDERMIDExtraordinary.SEBASTIAN FAULKSEnlightening.PHILIPPE SANDSBeautifully written.CHRISTIE WATSONA perspective-shattering work into the minds of violent criminals that reveals profound consequences for human nature and society at large. Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britains leading forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists, stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually labelled monsters. Whatever their crime, she listens to their stories and helps them to better understand their terrible acts of violence. Here Adshead invites the reader to step with her into the room to meet twelve patients and discover how minds can change. These men and women are revealed in all their complexity and shared humanity. Their stories make a powerful case for rehabilitation over revenge, compassion over condemnation. The Devil You Know will challenge everything you thought you knew about human nature.Readers are saying:Remarkable and humane . . . compassionate and full of wisdom. Empathy and understanding shine through . . . not just informative but also deeply moving. Shows us how to be human, how to be empathetic in the most challenging of circumstances . . . essential reading. Cant really think of a downside at the moment . . . a gem of a read. I was gripped . . . I am left full of admiration. Thoughtful, thought-provoking and challenging . . . I really enjoyed this. Personal and candid . . . This will stay with me for a long time. Gwen Adshead and Eileen Hornes book The Devil You Know was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 02-07-2022 Gwen Adshead and Eileen Hornes book The Devil You Know was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 09-07-2022

A humane, timely book about trauma and healing from one of the UKs leading psychiatrists. Adsheads previous book, The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry, also co-authored with Eileen Horne, was a Sunday Times bestseller. What does a traumatic event do to someones identity? How do we talk about unbearable loss? Can trauma be passed from parents to children? What happens when trauma goes unspoken? How can we best help people after profoundly traumatic experiences? Dr Gwen Adshead worked at one of the UKs very first centres for traumatic stress, the Maudsley, and has treated patients for over thirty years. Here she invites the reader into the treatment room to shed light on the meaning of trauma, using case stories to explore common misunderstandings and myths. Adshead describes her work with a range of patients who have faced life-changing distress - from a widow fleeing conflict to the survivors of a helicopter crash, the victim of a mugging to a Prisoner of War. As she listens to their experiences, she helps these individuals to find new thoughts and new ways of relating to their bodies, their minds, their present. Their growth and healing lies not in recovering the old self, but in discovering the new. Filled with powerful insights on distress and discovery, change and hope, Unspeakable is a transformative book that has important implications for sufferers of trauma and those close to them.

Bem-vindo ao consultório de uma das principais psiquiatras e psicoterapeutas forenses do Reino Unido. O mal que nos habita questiona nosso entendimento sobre crueldade e violência e reflete sobre nos