The Devil You Know
Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion
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In this “unmissable book” (The Guardian), an internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist demonstrates the remarkable human capacity for radical empathy, change, and redemption.
What drives someone to commit an act of terrible violence? Drawing from her thirty years of experience in providing therapy to people in prisons and secure hospitals who have committed serious offenses, Dr. Gwen Adshead provides fresh and surprising insights into violence and the mind. Through a collaboration with coauthor Eileen Horne, Dr. Adshead brings her extraordinary career to life in a series of unflinching portraits.
Alongside doctor and patient, we discover what human cruelty, ranging from serial homicide to stalking, arson or sexual offending, means to perpetrators, experiencing firsthand how minds can change when the people some might label as “evil” are able to take responsibility for their life stories and get to know their own minds. With outcomes ranging from hope to despair, from denial to recovery, these men and women are revealed in all their complexity and shared humanity. In this era of mass incarceration, deep cuts in mental health care and extreme social schisms, this book offers a persuasive argument for compassion over condemnation.
Moving, thought-provoking, and brilliantly told, The Devil You Know is a rare and timely book with the power to transform our ideas about cruelty and violence, and to radically expand the limits of empathy. “A welcome contribution to the literature of crime and rehabilitation” (Kirkus Reviews).
©2021 Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne. All rights reserved (P)2021 Audible Ltd. All rights reservedListeners also enjoyed...
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Falling into the Fire is psychiatrist Christine Montross's thoughtful investigation of the gripping patient encounters that have challenged and deepened her practice. Beautifully written, deeply felt, Falling into the Fire brings us inside the doctor’s mind, illuminating the grave human costs of mental illness as well as the challenges of diagnosis and treatment. At once rigorous and meditative, Falling into the Fire is an intimate portrait of psychiatry, allowing the reader to witness the humanity of the practice and the enduring mysteries of the mind.
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Buy this book! and READ it
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Committed
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Adam Stern was a student at a state medical school before being selected to train as a psychiatry resident at one of the most prestigious programs in the country. His new and initially intimidating classmates were high achievers from the Ivy League and other elite universities. Faculty raved about the group as though the residency program had won the lottery, nicknaming them “The Golden Class”, but would Stern ever prove that he belonged? In his memoir, Stern pulls back the curtain on the intense and emotionally challenging lessons he and his fellow doctors learned.
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Thank you for reminding me,
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The Family Crucible
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This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family's therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families - stress, polarization and escalation, scapegoating, triangulation, blaming, and the diffusion of identity - and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy.
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Family therapy
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From the outside looking in, Jennifer Pan seemed like a model daughter living a perfect life. The ideal child, the one her immigrant parents saw, was studying to become a pharmacist at the University of Toronto. But there was a dark, deceptive side to the angelic young woman. In reality, Jennifer spent her days in the arms of her high-school sweetheart, Daniel. In an attempt to lead the life she dreamed of, she would do almost anything. For many years she led this double life. But when her father discovered her web of lies, his ultimatum was severe. And so, too, was her revenge.
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Good Story - Odd Formating
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A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
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Well written, heartfelt, revealing
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Black women are beautiful, intelligent, and capable - but mostly they embrace strong. Esteemed clinical psychologist Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler praises the strength of women while exploring how trauma and adversity have led to deep emotional pain and shaped how they walk through the world.
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Amazing!
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Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross created her classic seminal work, On Death and Dying, to offer us a new perspective on the terminally ill. It is not a psychoanalytic study, nor is it a "how-to" manual for managing death. Rather, it refocuses on the patient as a human being and a teacher, in the hope that we will learn from him or her about the final stages of life.
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Terrible narration
- By Nassir on 06-25-05
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The Body Keeps the Score
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Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent more than three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
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Overall Worthwhile, Lingers Too Long in the Why
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Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States. When Ann Neumann's father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, she left her job and moved back to her hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She became his full-time caregiver - cooking, cleaning, and administering medications. When her father died, she was undone by the experience, by grief and the visceral quality of dying.
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Ugh, so boring
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What Is a Girl Worth?
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Rachael Denhollander's voice was heard around the world when she spoke out to end the most shocking scandal in US gymnastics history. The first victim to publicly accuse Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor who abused hundreds of young athletes, Rachael now reveals her full story for the first time. How did Nassar get away with it for so long? How did Rachael and the other survivors finally stop him and bring him to justice? And how can we protect the vulnerable in our own families, churches, and communities?
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Capture
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Why do we think, feel, and act in ways we wish we did not? For decades, New York Times best-selling author Dr. David A. Kessler has studied this question with regard to tobacco, food, and drugs. Over the course of these investigations, he identified one underlying mechanism common to a broad range of human suffering. This phenomenon - capture - is the process by which our attention is hijacked and our brains commandeered by forces outside our control.
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Confused
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This compassionate, personal, and illuminating work of nonfiction draws on the author's celebrated work as a director of socially conscious theater to connect listeners with the power of an ancient artistic tradition. For years Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient tragedies for current and returned servicemen and women, addicts, tornado and hurricane victims, and a wide range of other at-risk people in society.
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Wow
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- Adam Price
- 02-28-24
Great book
Great stories about treating a variety of mental health disorders inside psychiatric hospitals and prison.
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- Rose
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The listener could hear the patience and professional compassion that she had
Did not dislike anything about this book. Even though disturbing at times, the authors voice was always steady and easy to listen to. I will pass this on to other friends and family.
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I'm telling everyone I know about this book!
Really helped me in very unexpected ways. Great books stick with you forever. This is definitely a book I needed to hear.
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- mk_89
- 09-18-21
Exactly what the title says - in a good way*
If you're interested in humanity, psychology/psychiatry, or just the general idea of how childhood and life experiences can lead people to do unspeakable things, this book is great. It's not a series of war stories, but rather an interesting and compassionate display of how difficult life is, what can happen when things go awry, and the complex relationships that occur between the patient, the clinicians, and the respective family members. If you enjoyed "The boy who was raised by a dog", you'll also appreciate this book - and if you read this and enjoy it, you should then go read The boy who was raised by a dog.
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- Raquel N Silva
- 10-08-23
Unexpectedly beautiful!
Working on my own griefs and struggles the book shed light to emotions such as compassion, empathy, and love. Will stick with me forever!
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- Anonymous User
- 03-22-24
Riveting, insightful and empathetic
Melodically read by the author. Wildly relevant regardless of your interests. Couldn’t put it down.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-26-21
Incredible Book, insightful and extremely human
I have found this to be one of the most compelling books I’ve read in a very long time. Gwen is deft at writing beautifully, thoughtfully and compassionately about some of the most difficult topics humans face.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-28-24
Compassion in the least likely of places
Seeing humans at their worst, but coming to deep profound realizations and changes in mindsets
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- Vanessa RN
- 09-16-24
The insight and compassion is impressive
As humans, we have a tendency to fear and reject what we don’t understand. With that being said, Judgment and criticism does not inspire anyone to do the hard work of healing and doing better. In this book, Dr. Adshead gives great examples of the therapeutic progress that can occur when patients feel emotionally safe. I am so impressed with Dr. Adshead’s capacity for self-reflection, empathy, compassion, understanding, etc.. I appreciate the insight gained through reading this book and I am grateful to know there are mental health practitioners out there in the world like Dr. Adshead.
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- Lucy D
- 10-29-24
Extraordinary book about the power of an outstanding psychiatrist
Compelling, compassionate, sophisticated, brilliant. One of my favorite books about therapy and mental illness—and I’ve read many.
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