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28 May 2013

Health Matters Anna Motz

Treating Violence, Personality Disorder and Crime by Anna Motz

Join Anna Motz as she discusses treating violence, personality disorder and crime, at Science Oxford 28 May 2013.

Why are men more violent to strangers than women are? Why, when women are violent, are they more likely to hurt themselves, their children or intimate partners? How can psychotherapy help society understand and treat major social and individual problems, including violence against oneself and others?

In this talk Anna Motz, a clinical and forensic psychologist, addresses these questions. She explains how a psychoanalytic account of the origins and expressions of violence is essential in understanding and treating victims and perpetrators. She describes both male and female violence and outlines an exciting new approach to treating high-risk men with personality disorders in the community, using principles from attachment theory: Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT). There is evidence that this treatment can reduce rates of re-offending in this high-risk group.

Anna Motz is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist who has extensive experience of assessing and treating mentally ill offenders and people in the community with longstanding difficulties with violence. She is also the author of The Psychology of Female Violence: Crimes Against the Body (Routledge, 2008) editor of Managing Self Harm: Psychological Perspectives (Routledge, 2009) and the forthcoming Toxic Couples: The Psychology of Domestic Violence (Routledge, 2013.)

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Tuesday 28 May 2013

7.30pm – 9.30pm, doors open from 7.00pm.

Entrance is free to members of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust or £5 on the door.

To book your place please contact Science Oxford

T: 01865 810000

http://www.scienceoxford.com/live/

25 Jun 2013

Health Matters Dr Gail Critchlow

What makes me an addict? by Gail Critchlow

Addiction is a common problem that can affect anyone from any background. It impacts on everything from crime and society to hospital emergencies and health services. But is addiction a disease of the brain and cause of illness, or a moral and criminal justice issue?

Dr Gail Critchlow is an addiction psychiatrist with a background in basic neurosciences. She has also spent years working with drug using offenders both in the community and in prisons. She will look at addiction and the addicted life from many aspects, from brain and biology to society. Is addiction a disease? You decide.

This presentation contains frank information and images about drug taking and criminal activity. It is suitable for 13+. Parental guidance and support for attendance would be required for children or young adults from 13-18.

For more information please email

To book your place please contact Science Oxford

T: 01865 810000

http://www.scienceoxford.com/live/

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