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0751583782

In two minds : stories of murder, justice and recovery from a forensic psychiatrist.

Author: Das, Sohom.

Publication year: 2022

Language: English

Media class: Hardback

Classification: 614.15

Publisher: London : Sphere, 2022.

ISBN: 9780751583786 (hbk.) : 18.99

Notes:

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders. As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many of whom assault, rob, rape, and even kill. His work takes him to high-security prisons and securely locked hospital wards across the country, as well as inside courtrooms, giving evidence as an expert witness. In this honest, revealing and at times humorous memoir, Dr Das shares stories from his fifteen years as a psychiatric doctor working with this dangerous clientele, detailing some of his most extreme, heart-breaking and bizarre cases - and how he's learned to live with his mistakes when the worse happens.