The Mad and the Bad — John Hale

The Mad and the Bad examines the dark intersection of mental illness and criminal behavior. Based on the case files of a psychiatrist treating inmates in a maximum-security state prison, these unique stories examine real-world clues to the diagnoses of antisocial personality, bipolar, schizophrenia, substance abuse and sexual perversions that often turn a mind toward criminality. In each case the core question is straightforward: Are these minds mad or bad or both. As the reader will discover, the answers are complex and, at times, quite bizarre.