A review by bookaroundandfindout
The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry by Eileen Horne, Gwen Adshead

5.0

What an amazing and powerful book. I highly recommend as a way to get inside the head of a specific realm of psychiatry- forensics. The question of do people in jail deserve mental healthcare and advancement is embodied in every chapter of this book where Dr. Adshead recalls various patients she worked with and her experiences and lessons learned with each of them in the setting of a psychiatric hospital for those in jail and in jails themselves. Her recalling of her experiences and lessons learned are so deep and genuine you find yourself being captivated and thoughtfully assessing each chapter of the book (each chapter is a patient she recalls). This was such a insightful read and had helped me think about the criminal institutions and humanize the people that are in there. 100% recommend !