Empathy in Mental Illness

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511543753

The lack of ability to emphathize is central to many psychiatric conditions. Empathy is affected by neurodevelopment, brain pathology and psychiatric illness. Empathy is both a state and a trait characteristic. Empathy is measurable by neuropsychological assessment and neuroimaging techniques. This book, first published in 2007, specifically focuses on the role of empathy in mental illness. It starts with the clinical psychiatric perspective and covers empathy in the context of mental illness, adult health, developmental course, and explanatory models. Psychiatrists, psychotherapists and mental heath professionals will find this a very useful reference for their work.

Review of the hardback:'In summary, this book is an excellent addition to the literature on social cognition – an ambitious attempt to draw together the multiple branches of empathy research seems to have been met with success.'

Source: Psychological Medicine

Review of the hardback:'The foreword is recommended first read to prevent losing one's way, as it serves as an excellent and quite thorough tour guide. … As an uninitiated reader, this book has succeeded in evoking interest in this comprehensive area. But also for active researchers within this field, this edited book provides an overview and literature references to other current research approaches.'

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Foreword
pp ix-xxii
- By Professor Peter W. R. Woodruff
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List of contributors
pp xxiii-xxvi
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Part I - ‘Dysempathy’ in psychiatric samples
pp 1-2
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1 - Empathic dysfunction in psychopathic individuals
pp 3-16
- By R. James, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health, R. Blair, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health
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2 - Empathy deficits in schizophrenia
pp 17-32
- By Kwang-Hyuk Lee, Academic Clinical Psychiatry, University of Sheffield
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3 - Empathy, antisocial behaviour and personality pathology
pp 33-48
- By Mairead Dolan, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Rachael Fullam, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Manchester
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4 - Empathy and depression: the moral system on overdrive
pp 49-75
- By Lynn E. O'Connor, Emotion, Personality and Altruism Research Group, Wright Institute and University of California, Berkeley, Jack W. Berry, Emotion, Personality and Altruism Research Group, Samford University, Thomas Lewis, Emotion, Personality and Altruism Research Group, University of California, San Francisco, Kathleen Mulherin, Emotion, Personality and Altruism Research Group, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, Patrice S. Crisostomo, Emotion, Personality and Altruism Research Group, University of California, Berkeley
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5 - Empathy, social intelligence and aggression in adolescent boys and girls
pp 76-88
- By Kaj Björkqvist, Department of Social Sciences, Åbo Akademi University
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6 - Impaired empathy following ventromedial prefrontal brain damage
pp 89-110
- By Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa
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7 - Non-autism childhood empathy disorders
pp 111-125
- By Christopher Gillberg, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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8 - Empathy and autism
pp 126-142
- By Peter Hobson, Developmental Psychopathology Research Unit, Tavistock Clinic and Institute of Child Health
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Part II - Empathy and related concepts in health
pp 143-144
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9 - Neonatal antecedents for empathy
pp 145-167
- By Miguel A. Diego, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Nancy Aaron Jones, Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University
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10 - The evolutionary neurobiology, emergence and facilitation of empathy
pp 168-186
- By James Harris, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
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11 - Naturally occurring variability in state empathy
pp 187-200
- By John B. Nezlek, Department of Psychology, College of William & Mary, Astrid Schütz, Department of Psychology, Chemnitz University of Technology, Paulo Lopes, Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, C. Veronica Smith, Department of Psychology, University of Delaware
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12 - Neuroimaging of empathy
pp 201-216
- By Tom F. D. Farrow, Academic Clinical Psychiatry, University of Sheffield
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13 - The neurophysiology of empathy
pp 217-238
- By Nancy Aaron Jones, Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Chantal M. Gagnon, Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University
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14 - The cognitive neuropsychology of empathy
pp 239-260
- By Jean Decety, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Philip L. Jackson, Department of Psychology, University of Laval, Canada, Eric Brunet, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington
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15 - The genetics of empathy and its disorders
pp 261-288
- By Henrik Anckarsäter, The Forensic Psychiatric Clinic, Malmö University Hospital, C. Robert Cloninger, Washington University School of Medicine
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16 - Empathogenic agents: their use, abuse, mechanism of action and addiction potential
pp 289-309
- By Dan Velea, Addictions Unit, Marmottan Hospital, Michel Hautefeuille, Addictions Unit, Marmottan Hospital
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17 - Existential empathy: the intimacy of self and other
pp 310-321
- By Marco Iacoboni, Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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18 - Empathizing and systemizing in males, females and autism: a test of the neural competition theory
pp 322-334
- By Nigel Goldenfeld, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge and Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, Simon Baron-Cohen, Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Sally Wheelwright, Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Chris Ashwin, Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Bhismadev Chakrabarti
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19 - Motivational-affective processing and the neural foundations of empathy
pp 335-359
- By India Morrison, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Wales Bangor
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20 - Face processing and empathy
pp 360-386
- By Anthony P. Atkinson, Department of Psychology, University of Durham
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Part III - Empathy models, regulation and measurement of empathy
pp 387-388
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21 - Balancing the empathy expense account: strategies for regulating empathic response
pp 389-407
- By Sara D. Hodges, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Robert Biswas-Diener, Department of Psychology, University of Oregon
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22 - Empathic accuracy: measurement and potential clinical applications
pp 408-427
- By Marianne Schmid Mast, Social and Health Psychology, University of Zurich, William Ickes, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington
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23 - A perception-action model for empathy
pp 428-447
- By Stephanie D. Preston, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan
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