File 4 - Violence Research Project

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GB BPASA P38-1-4

Title

Violence Research Project

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  • 1983-1994 (Creation)

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8 files

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(1928-12-07--2000-11-09)

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Mervin Glasser lead a group of psychoanalysts studying violent individuals through their psychotherapy, with the aim of identifying the psychodynamic elements involved in the act of violence.

The documents comprise minutes of meetings and patient notes of 11 individuals prepared for discussion. These files remain CLOSED.

Mervin Glasser's paper 'Violence: a psychoanalytical research project', ('Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 5:311-320) provides a detailed description of the project. A copy has been added to this file.

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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This file was damaged during a surface water flash flood in London on 12th July 2021, suffering minor paper distortion, ink migration and staining.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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