Keith Ablow Books in Order

J. Raymond DePaulo and Keith Ablow explain depression through case histories and discussion of diagnosis, treatment and recovery. The guide addresses patients and families, including parents of teenagers and adults concerned about elderly relatives.

Keith Ablow presents a guide to pursuing medical education, covering preparation, applications and the demands of becoming a physician. Aimed at prospective students, it considers admission and training alongside the challenge of retaining a humane perspective.

Through accounts of psychiatric practice, Keith Ablow explores his responses to patients’ suffering and his own professional uncertainties. The essays consider empathy, difficult treatment decisions and the tensions between medical technology, economics and human relationships.

Keith Ablow draws on clinical cases and historical examples to examine connections between mental experience and the physical brain. Discussions of diagnosis, behavior and treatment include anxiety and eating disorders, presenting psychiatric illness from multiple perspectives.

Keith Ablow examines anesthesiologist John Kappler’s troubled history, dangerous behavior and eventual murder trial. The account considers repeated warning signs, responses by medical colleagues and questions about mental illness, professional oversight and responsibility for violent acts.

Troubled forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger is asked to assess a homeless man who confesses to a gruesome murder. As further killings complicate the case, his insight into damaged minds confronts the addictions and wounds shaping his own life.

Keith Ablow recounts physician John Kappler’s attacks on patients and the violent driving rampage that led to a murder prosecution. The book examines his crimes, colleagues’ responses and the questions surrounding his unsuccessful insanity defense.

After taking hostages in a hospital for the criminally insane, surgeon Trevor Lucas demands help from forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger. Racing against threatened killings, Clevenger investigates Lucas’s past while confronting guilt about his role in the doctor’s conviction.

A billionaire’s infant daughter is murdered on Nantucket, and his troubled adopted son becomes the obvious suspect. Forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger investigates a family guarding disturbing secrets, while his attraction to the mother complicates his judgment.

A serial killer who is also a gifted psychiatrist invites Frank Clevenger to treat him through public letters. Clevenger must navigate the murderer’s intimate understanding of human vulnerability while pursuing a series of killings across multiple states.

Inventor John Snow dies from a gunshot wound before surgery that could erase his memories. Forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger examines Snow’s relationships and hidden past to determine whether the death was suicide or a carefully concealed murder.

Keith Ablow offers a psychological interpretation of Scott Peterson’s life and the murders of Laci Peterson and their unborn son. Drawing on investigation and family history, he develops theories about the motives behind the widely publicized case.

Architect West Crosse pursues perfection in his wealthy clients’ homes and family lives through murder. The FBI recruits forensic psychiatrist Frank Clevenger to investigate, setting him against a killer whose ambitions reach into influential political circles.

Using case studies and reflective exercises, Keith Ablow argues that confronting painful memories can change present behavior. The book applies his approach to unsatisfying relationships, work, compulsive habits and ambitions abandoned under the influence of earlier experiences.

Keith Ablow constructs a psychological portrait of Casey Anthony and her family after her acquittal in her daughter Caylee’s death. Documents and interviews inform his interpretation of the case and the conflicting narratives presented at trial.

Keith Ablow and Christian Josi derive twenty-five personal-development lessons from Donald Trump’s business, entertainment and political career. Their interpretation emphasizes resilience, ambition and resourcefulness, applying the authors’ observations to work, relationships and pursuing personal goals.