Jim Silver - Harvard Health Books

James Silver, JD, is a Harvard Law School graduate who has been both a federal prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. As an Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, DC and a criminal defense attorney in Boston, Massachusetts, he has tried cases spanning the gamut of criminal charges from shoplifting to first-degree murder, and has argued numerous criminal appeals, including cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Several cases he has worked on received extensive media coverage, including the child kidnapping case of Clark Rockefeller. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Criminology at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, where he also teaches criminal law.

Almost a Psychopath is his second book. His first book, The Crime Junkie’s Guide to Criminal Law was published in 2008. Mr. Silver has a blog on PyschologyToday.com called “Crimes, Courts and Cops” and is a former columnist for Worcester Magazine. He has appeared on regional and national TV shows including WCBV Boston Channel 5 News, The Today Show and CNN.com. His articles have been published in many magazines and newspapers.

Criminal justice
Prosecution/Defense
Psychopaths and the law
Psychopaths, criminals, and the prison system

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June 25, 2012

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June 12, 2012

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May 6, 2012

By Theresa Winslow

Is Wall Street Full of Psychopaths?

March 29, 2012

Psychopaths: More Main Street Than Wall Street

March 20, 2012

Almost a Psychopath - book trailer

Do you know someone who is too manipulative and full of himself? Does someone you know charm the masses yet lack the ability to deeply connect with those around her?

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Almost a Psychopath

Do I (or Does Someone I Know) Have a Problem with Manipulation and Lack of Empathy?

Do you know someone who is too manipulative and full of himself? Does someone you know charm the masses yet lack the ability to deeply connect with those around her?

About the book

Praise

At a time when the label “psychopath” has devolved into a mere epithet, Schouten and Silver provide the understanding that comes from recent research in the field, as well as their many years of education, training, and clinical practice. Most importantly, their “operational” approach to interactions with those who demonstrate psychopathic behaviors provides a primer for all who might otherwise fall prey to psychopathic behaviors of colleagues, co-workers, and yes, even family members.

- Gregory Saathoff, MD, Author; Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives, Associate Professor of Research, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Psychopaths are the predatory and very dangerous few. Those who are “almost a psychopath” create mischief and misery for many. In this marvelous book of knowledge, wisdom, and sound advice, the subclinical—or should we say subcriminal—psychopath is brought to life. He can be dangerous but not lethal, duplicitous but not completely fraudulent. We finally have a book to help us recognize and cope with this personality.

- Reid Meloy, PhD, Forensic Psychologist and author, The Psychopathic Mind
The Almost Effect Series of books captures the fundamentally hum experiences and helps readers interpret what the symptoms might mean—both for themselves and others. The Almost Effect collection should be required reading for those interested in psychology and human behavior.

- Howard J. Shaffer, PhD, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Division on Addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance, Co-author; Change Your Gambling, Change Your Life
Most of us have had an inexplicably uncomfortable feeling upon meeting certain people. They do not fit the psychopath mold, but they leave us with the proverbial hairs on the back of our necks standing alert. Schouten and Silver have done a masterful job explaining both why we have this reaction and how we might deal with almost psychopaths.

- Mark Albanese, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Addictions at Cambridge Health Alliance
By highlighting the continuum of psychopathy and placing its associated symptoms and behaviors within the context of everyday encounters, the authors make understanding these difficult to manage people a little bit easier for everyone.

- Sally C. Johnson, MD

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