The language of psychiatry 2 The classification of psychiatric disorders 3 The major schools of psychiatry 4 Schizophrenia 5 Depressive disorders 6 Psychopathy 7 Post-traumatic stress disorder 8 The assessment 9 The psychiatrist and the person being assessed 10 The assessment process 11 The connection between mental disorder and criminal behaviour 12 Mental disorder and criminal behaviour 13 Dangerousness 14 The concept of dangerousness 15 The relationship between mental disorder and dangerousness 16 The prediction of dangerousness Conclusion Bibliography Index