Anna Motz (born 1964) is a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with extensive clinical experience with women as perpetrators of violence and with the staff teams who work with them. Formerly president of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy (IAFP), she is the author of ''The Psychology of Female Violence: Crimes Against the Body''.Anna Motz ''The Psychology of Female Violence: Crimes Against the Body'' (Routledge, 2001) , 2nd edition January 2008 The book deals with the causes of violence in women, what can be done to help them and their victims and explores why society denies the fact of female violence. This book explores the nature and causes of female violence from the perspectives of psychodynamic theory and forensic psychology. The book explores recent high-profile cases of female violence, including the case of

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, the controversy related to the diagnosis of

Münchausen syndrome by proxy Factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers (FII), medical child abuse and originally named Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP) after Munchausen syndrome, is a mental health disorder i ...

, Dangerous and severe personality disorder in women, and the impact of pro-

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and pro-

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websites. The book also explores other major topics, including the sexual and physical abuse of children by women,

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, fabricated and induced illness, and

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Crimes Against The Body - Anna Motz's website

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