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Das Thema Jugendkriminalität führt oft zu hitzigen Diskussionen, in denen jedoch das Verständnis für die individuellen Schicksale der Betroffenen verloren geht. An der Schnittstelle von Kriminalwissenschaften und Psychologie stellt dieses Buch Einzelfallanalysen von gewalttätigen Jugendlichen mit einer oftmals traumatischen Geschichte ins Zentrum der Untersuchung.Am Beispiel des Täter-Opfer-Ausgleichs wird mit Methoden der psychoanalytischen Psychotherapieforschung und Bindungsforschung die Auseinandersetzung junger Männer mit ihren Gewaltstraftaten beschrieben. Svenja Taubner arbeitet heraus, dass einseitige Täterzuschreibungen einem Lernprozess entgegenwirken, und stellt Vorschläge für Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten dar.Mit Sachverstand und in gut verständlicher Sprache gibt Svenja Taubner einen Einblick in die Innenwelt jugendlicher Straftäter jenseits von bloßen Verhaltensbeobachtungen und Statistiken.

TV-Serien sind in den letzten 15-20 Jahren zu einem besonders kreativen Feld für Schauspieler, Regisseure und Autoren geworden. Steigende Budgets und die streckenweise euphorische Resonanz beim Publikum und in den Feuilletons führen dazu, dass sich die traditionelle Form des Geschichtenerzählens vom Kinofilm zu TV-Serien hin verlagert hat - auch deshalb, weil sich das Serienformat hervorragend dazu eignet, längere Entwicklungen von Charakteren, Beziehungen und Handlungssträngen zu verfolgen. Im Zuge dessen haben sich auch unsere Sehgewohnheiten geändert. Immer öfter werden Serien nicht mehr im Fernsehen geschaut, sondern auf DVD oder gleich im Stream - und dann nicht nur eine Folge sondern gerne auch mal die halbe Staffel am Abend. "Binge-watching" lässt grüßen. Gleichzeitig bietet die narrative und ästhetische Struktur der TV-Serie die Möglichkeit einer vielschichtigen Erkundung sozialer und gesellschaftlicher Bedingungen und Prozesse. Die Beiträge in diesem Buch nehmen Serien aus vielen verschiedenen Perspektiven in den Blick - von Psychologie, Medienwissenschaften, Amerikanistik, Kulturphilosophie bin hin zu Forensik und Neurobiologie. Der Inhalt The Americans - Breaking Bad - CSI - Dexter - Die Lindenstraße - Gomorrha - Game of Thrones - Girls - Grey's Anatomy - Hell on Wheels - In Treatment - Mad Men - Masters of Sex - Sex and the City - Sherlock - Supernatural - True Detective - Vorstadtweiber - The Walking Dead - The Wire Die Herausgeber Prof. Dr. Timo Storck ist Professor für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie an der Psychologischen Hochschule Berlin. Prof. Dr. Svenja Taubner ist Direktorin des Instituts für Psychosoziale Prävention am Zentrum für psychosoziale Medizin der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Im Rahmen einer Machbarkeitsstudie zu den sozialen, psychischen und neurobiologischen Ursachen von Jugendgewalt wurde eine Gruppe fremdenfeindlicher und rechtsextremer Adoleszenter untersucht, aus der eine Einzelfallauswertung (17-jähriger Junge) vorgestellt wird. Dabei wird auf die Ergebnisse der psychologischen Untersuchung und der biografischen Rekonstruktion eingegangen. Der vorgestellte Fall verdeutlicht einen typischen Lebensweg eines rechtsgerichteten, fremdenfeindlichen und gewaltbereiten Jugendlichen, der durch frühe und wiederholte Ausgrenzungserlebnisse gekennzeichnet ist. Die Testergebnisse zeigten zudem das Vorhandensein von Risikofaktoren im Sinne einer desorganisierten Bindung sowie geringen Mentalisierungsfähigkeiten. Im Rahmen einer tiefenhermeneutischen Auswertung einer Szene aus dem Bindungsinterview sowie einer Reflexion des Forschungssettings wird gezeigt, wie sich Ausgrenzungserfahrungen im Zusammenspiel von Verlassenheitsängsten, Aggression und Ausstoßung wiederholen.

Background: Over the last two decades an increasing number of countries have legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) leading to considerable debate over the inherent ethical dilemmas. Increasing numbers of people with personality disorders, faced with unbearable suffering, have requested and received assistance in terminating their lives. EAS in people with personality disorders has, however, received very sparse attention from clinicians and researchers. In this paper, we examine the literature on the practice and prevalence of EAS in people with personality disorders to date and discuss the associated challenges for research and practice. Methods: Narrative review of the literature combined with the authors' collective experience and knowledge of personality disorders. Results: In six of the eight countries where EAS is currently legal, mental disorders are accepted as disorders for which EAS may be granted. In four of these countries, EAS in minors with mental disorders is also accepted. Our literature search resulted in 9 papers on the subject of EAS in people with personality disorders. These studies suggest that most clinicians who grant EAS have indeed perceived their patients' suffering as chronic, unbearable and untreatable without prospect of improvement. The majority of patients with personality disorders had tried some form of psychotherapy, but very few had received any of the relevant evidence-based treatments. The decision to grant EAS based on a perception of the patient's illness as being untreatable with no prospect of improvement, could, thus, in many cases fail to meet the due care criteria listed in EAS laws. People with personality disorders more often wish for death for extended periods of time than people without these disorders. However, there is ample empirical data to show that suicidal tendencies and behaviour can be treated and that they fluctuate rapidly over time. Conclusions: In light of our findings, we believe that the current legislation and practice of EAS for people with personality disorders is based on an inadequate understanding of underlying psychopathology and a lack of awareness about the contemporary treatment literature. Moreover, we assert that this practice neglects the individual's potential for having a life worth living.

Background Over the last two decades an increasing number of countries have legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) leading to considerable debate over the inherent ethical dilemmas. Increasing numbers of people with personality disorders, faced with unbearable suffering, have requested and received assistance in terminating their lives. EAS in people with personality disorders has, however, received very sparse attention from clinicians and researchers. In this paper, we examine the literature on the practice and prevalence of EAS in people with personality disorders to date and discuss the associated challenges for research and practice. Methods Narrative review of the literature combined with the authors' collective experience and knowledge of personality disorders. Results In six of the eight countries where EAS is currently legal, mental disorders are accepted as disorders for which EAS may be granted. In four of these countries, EAS in minors with mental disorders is also accepted. Our literature search resulted in 9 papers on the subject of EAS in people with personality disorders. These studies suggest that most clinicians who grant EAS have indeed perceived their patients' suffering as chronic, unbearable and untreatable without prospect of improvement. The majority of patients with personality disorders had tried some form of psychotherapy, but very few had received any of the relevant evidence-based treatments. The decision to grant EAS based on a perception of the patient's illness as being untreatable with no prospect of improvement, could, thus, in many cases fail to meet the due care criteria listed in EAS laws. People with personality disorders more often wish for death for extended periods of time than people without these disorders. However, there is ample empirical data to show that suicidal tendencies and behaviour can be treated and that they fluctuate rapidly over time. Conclusions In light of our findings, we believe that the current legislation and practice of EAS for people with personality disorders is based on an inadequate understanding of underlying psychopathology and a lack of awareness about the contemporary treatment literature. Moreover, we assert that this practice neglects the individual's potential for having a life worth living.

Over the last two decades an increasing number of countries have legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) leading to considerable debate over the inherent ethical dilemmas. Increasing numbers of people with personality disorders, faced with unbearable suffering, have requested and received assistance in terminating their lives. EAS in people with personality disorders has, however, received very sparse attention from clinicians and researchers. In this paper, we examine the literature on the practice and prevalence of EAS in people with personality disorders to date and discuss the associated challenges for research and practice. Narrative review of the literature combined with the authors' collective experience and knowledge of personality disorders. In six of the eight countries where EAS is currently legal, mental disorders are accepted as disorders for which EAS may be granted. In four of these countries, EAS in minors with mental disorders is also accepted. Our literature search resulted in 9 papers on the subject of EAS in people with personality disorders. These studies suggest that most clinicians who grant EAS have indeed perceived their patients' suffering as chronic, unbearable and untreatable without prospect of improvement. The majority of patients with personality disorders had tried some form of psychotherapy, but very few had received any of the relevant evidence-based treatments. The decision to grant EAS based on a perception of the patient's illness as being untreatable with no prospect of improvement, could, thus, in many cases fail to meet the due care criteria listed in EAS laws. People with personality disorders more often wish for death for extended periods of time than people without these disorders. However, there is ample empirical data to show that suicidal tendencies and behaviour can be treated and that they fluctuate rapidly over time. In light of our findings, we believe that the current legislation and practice of EAS for people with personality disorders is ...