Gwen Adshead

Deeply moving. GUARDIAN Brilliant . . . a powerful myth buster. SUNDAY TIMES Unmissable. OBSERVER Shocking and unflinching. i Compulsive reading. MIRROR Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychologists. She has spent over thirty years providing therapy inside secure hospitals and prisons for violent offenders. Whatever her patient's crime—serial homicide, stalking, arson—she helps them to better know...

The Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Devil You Know return with a life-affirming, myth-busting exploration of trauma, resilience, and healing. What does a traumatic event do to someone's 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...

'A bold message.' Sunday TimesIs 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...