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APA Publishing's Books podcast, hosted by APA Books Editor-in-Chief, Laura Roberts, M.D. Psychiatry Unbound offers the opportunity to hear the voices behind the most prominent psychiatric scholarship in the field today. Subscribe now to learn about important topics in the field of psychiatry and see how our authors are making an impact in clinical settings throughout the world.

Apr 29, 2022

Dr. Susan Hatters Freidman, a forensic and perinatal psychiatrist and editor of the award-winning Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate (2019) joins Dr. Roberts in an intimate conversation about her experiences in this emotive and difficult field, and the risks to practitioners of secondary trauma from working in such potentially distressing areas

Dr. Freidman talks about the origins of the book as well as her work and famous cases

In this episode:

Introduction (0:22)
The genesis of the project (3:25)
Prevention issues for at-risk mothers (6:54)
Andrea Yates case (8:00)
Importance of academic rigor and avoidance of sensationalism (11:06)
Susan Smith case (12:45)
Intended audience and hopes for the book (15:20)
Intimate-partner homicide in the elderly (16:30)
Increased risk during the pandemic era (18:38)
Risk of secondary trauma (20:20)

Show Notes and Resources:

available in print and as an audiobook
Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate (2019)

More about  Dr. Susan Hatters Freidman 

Journal articles by Dr. Hatters Friedman

Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health  Dr. Hatters Friedman contributor 

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