THE MAD AND THE BAD - Softcover

Why does one person shoot heroin, another have a fetish for fire, and yet another form a fascination with bestiality? What forces compel people with unusual inclinations to cross over into the relentlessly punishing world of jails and prisons? This book is about the intersection of these worlds: the mind that is overcome with errant, often bizarre behavior and the stark regime of prison life. The Man and The Bad looks at some of the most exceptional men and women a psychiatrist can treat. The unique stories explore real world clues to the diagnoses of antisocial personality, schizophrenia, bipolar, substance abuse and sexual perversions, alone with how these trouble-laden proclivities lure people into criminality. What kind of person ends up in jail, over and over again, for the same reason? What is it like for women in jail? What can be expected and what are the limits of mental health treatment in prisons? As the reader will discover, with each answer there comes more questions.