Inside the Mind of Casey Anthony

A Psychological Portrait

De: Keith Russell Ablow MD MD

Narrado por: Henry Leyva

The trial of twenty-five year old Casey Anthony for the death of her daughter Caylee was the most sensational case in America since O.J. Simpson's—with a verdict every bit as stunning. After being acquitted in July 2011, Ms. Anthony instantly became one of the most infamous women in the world.

Dr. Keith Ablow distills tens of thousands of pages of documents he has obtained, his behind-the-camera, one-on one interviews, and his decades of experience in the world of forensic psychiatry to make sense of a woman whose defense attorney described as an innocent victim of childhood sexual abuse, but the state insisted was a cold-blooded murderer.

Inside the Mind of Casey Anthony delivers an incisive, riveting way of understanding this troubled young woman.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“I'm writing this as a forensic psychiatrist and journalist. My goal is for people to understand as much as possible about how this little girl disappeared from the face of the earth by using psychological reasoning as a lens to explore the death of Caylee Anthony.” —<i>Keith Ablow in Hollywood Reporter Feature on INSIDE THE MIND OF CASEY ANTHONY</i>

In-depth psychiatric analysis - complex

As a member of the mental health profession, I was interested in what Dr. Ablow has to say about what is going on in Casey Anthony's head. At first I was bothered by the fact that he does not make ONE conclusion about what precisely happened in the case (personally, I believe 99.9% she is guilty of Murder #1). However, looking at this piece from a therapist's perspective, not a legal viewpoint, I can see that it was prudent of Dr. Ablow to NOT go with any one explanation for the crime. He is not assessing the crime itself; he is assessing the person who was on trial for such a heinous act.

Given all of this, I think that Dr. Ablow is right on the money regarding what is wrong with Casey Anthony, and the genesis of it. I have thought for some time that her mother's lies and inability to let Casey be a separate person, was ultimately, though very indirectly, the 'cause' of this murder. I enjoyed seeing how Dr. Ablow went back in her family history, to generations 100 years ago on both sides, and explained how this type of tragedy can occur when NO ONE faces their inner demons along the way, generation after generation.....

I can understand why people who are not deeply versed in psychiatry might look askance at the viewpoint or the stance that this book takes. However, if you back off a bit, put the TRIAL aside in your mind for a little while, and just listen to this story of how a woman, influenced by numerous unsafe & dishonest people & events, wound up with a dead child ~ whom I can see, Dr. Ablow agrees, she killed ~ then I think you could enjoy this book and even learn quite a bit about the fragile workings of the human mind.

Pretty good.

I found it very interesting and had trouble putting it down. Ablow puts a LOT of his personal opinion into the analysis. He allows the reader to see Casey at a different angle. It was also too long. He repeats himself constantly. I got sick of several of his catchphrases. Overall I liked it, and I feel like I understand Casey better than before.

Repetitive

Interesting perspective of an obviously troubled young lady. He was too repetitive for my tastes

My review

I couldn’t finish this book. I couldn’t decide if the author was more entranced by how Casey’s father was entranced by his daughter in the delivery room or is in love with Casey herself. The book started ok but he kept repeating the same concepts over and over again. I finally had enough and quit listening.

Interesting

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Possibly to some friends

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite character was Casey Anothony's mother

Any additional comments?

I am a psychotherapist, so this was very interesting to me. It was somewhat repetitive, but very insightful. It was a good look into the potential of the human mind.