The psychology of female violence
Subtitle: crimes against the body
By: Anna Motz.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hove, East Sussex; N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415403863; 9780415403870
Subjects: Female offenders -- Psychology; Violence in women; Abusive mothers; Self-destructive behavior; Female offenders -- Mental health services
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The development of maternal abuse; title: Female sexual abuse of children; title: Maternal physical abuse; title: Fabricated or induced illness; title: Infanticide; title: Deliberate self-harm; title: Anorexia nervosa; title: Battered women who kill; title: Working with women who kill; title: Hiding and being lost : the need for women only secure units; title: Conclusion.