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 audiobookFamily Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate (2019)

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