Four Questions About Violence : Insights from a Forensic Psychiatrist

The Sunday Times bestselling author of The Devil You Know and leading forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshead reckons with our attitudes towards violence and punishment.

Is violence normal? Is evil ever a useful concept? Does trauma cause it? And can we change violent minds?

For Dr Gwen Adshead, these are the most common questions she is asked about her work as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in secure hospitals and prisons. Her answers are drawn from over 30 years of working with violence perpetrat