Hearts of Darkness: Why Kids Are Becoming Mass Murderers and How We Can Stop It
From Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to Aurora, Colorado, to Tucson, Arizona, this nation has been racked from coast to coast with mass shootings perpetrated by criminals with sick minds. Authors Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe the increase in violence is an epidemic and dig deep into the causes of mental illness to determine what exactly is going on with these individuals and society as a whole, and what action can be taken to slow this frightening trend toward mass violence.

Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe that many mass suicides are predictable and preventable. Dr. Liebert uses his extensive experience in psychopathology and criminal psychology to describe how clinicians can identify the behaviors of potential suicidal mass killers and possibly prevent their crimes if they read the warning signs when legal opportunities present themselves, such as when recurrent domestic violence or psychotic communications are reported to authorities. The authors also discuss the influence of media—particularly violent video games—and how the evolution of American culture affects suicidal mental illness. With startling statistics, fascinating case studies, and practical, no-nonsense solutions, the authors present a groundbreaking and compelling treatise on violence in America.
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Hearts of Darkness: Why Kids Are Becoming Mass Murderers and How We Can Stop It
From Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to Aurora, Colorado, to Tucson, Arizona, this nation has been racked from coast to coast with mass shootings perpetrated by criminals with sick minds. Authors Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe the increase in violence is an epidemic and dig deep into the causes of mental illness to determine what exactly is going on with these individuals and society as a whole, and what action can be taken to slow this frightening trend toward mass violence.

Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe that many mass suicides are predictable and preventable. Dr. Liebert uses his extensive experience in psychopathology and criminal psychology to describe how clinicians can identify the behaviors of potential suicidal mass killers and possibly prevent their crimes if they read the warning signs when legal opportunities present themselves, such as when recurrent domestic violence or psychotic communications are reported to authorities. The authors also discuss the influence of media—particularly violent video games—and how the evolution of American culture affects suicidal mental illness. With startling statistics, fascinating case studies, and practical, no-nonsense solutions, the authors present a groundbreaking and compelling treatise on violence in America.
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Hearts of Darkness: Why Kids Are Becoming Mass Murderers and How We Can Stop It

Hearts of Darkness: Why Kids Are Becoming Mass Murderers and How We Can Stop It

Hearts of Darkness: Why Kids Are Becoming Mass Murderers and How We Can Stop It

Hearts of Darkness: Why Kids Are Becoming Mass Murderers and How We Can Stop It

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Overview

From Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to Aurora, Colorado, to Tucson, Arizona, this nation has been racked from coast to coast with mass shootings perpetrated by criminals with sick minds. Authors Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe the increase in violence is an epidemic and dig deep into the causes of mental illness to determine what exactly is going on with these individuals and society as a whole, and what action can be taken to slow this frightening trend toward mass violence.

Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe that many mass suicides are predictable and preventable. Dr. Liebert uses his extensive experience in psychopathology and criminal psychology to describe how clinicians can identify the behaviors of potential suicidal mass killers and possibly prevent their crimes if they read the warning signs when legal opportunities present themselves, such as when recurrent domestic violence or psychotic communications are reported to authorities. The authors also discuss the influence of media—particularly violent video games—and how the evolution of American culture affects suicidal mental illness. With startling statistics, fascinating case studies, and practical, no-nonsense solutions, the authors present a groundbreaking and compelling treatise on violence in America.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781629142579
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 05/06/2014
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

John Liebert, MD, is a psychiatrist who specializes in complex neuropsychiatric diagnostics, advanced psychopharmacology combined with psychotherapy of patients exhibiting destructiveness. Having served as a flight surgeon in the Vietnam War and then chief resident in psychiatry at Seattle VA Hospital, he has lectured, testified, and published on the topic of post-
traumatic stress disorder and traumatology of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) since 1969.

William J. Birnes, PhD, JD, is an editor, publisher, literary agent, and television producer. He’s also a New York Times bestselling author and a guest host on several network television series. He is the coauthor of Wounded Minds: Understanding and Solving the Growing Menace of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with John Liebert.
William J. Birnes is the New York Times bestselling author of The Day After Roswell and many other books including the Skyhorse titles Dr. Feelgood, Wounded Minds, and The Big Book of UFO Facts, Figures & Truth. He was the consulting producer, writer, and lead host of the History Channel's "UFO Hunters," and the publisher of UFO Magazine from 1998 through 2014. He lives in Lambertville, NJ.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Mass Murder/Suicide Epidemic: A Growing Menace 5

Chapter 2 Genes and Mental Illness 37

Chapter 3 Sandy Hook: Identifying Dangerous Aspects of Strange Behavior 47

Chapter 4 James Holmes: The Dark Knight Rises 69

Chapter 5 The Tucson Shootings: Who Was Jared Loughner? 107

Chapter 6 Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway 131

Chapter 7 Eddie Routh: The Double Murder at a Gun Range 143

Chapter 8 Psychiatric, Sociopsychological, and Genetic Backgrounds of Violence and Aggression 153

Chapter 9 Toward a New Biology: Violent Stimuli against the Background of Human Psychological Development 173

Chapter 10 Best-Practice Approaches 203

Chapter 11 Practical Guidelines for Identifying Signs of Potential Violence 247

Index 259

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