title: Commentary: Stories and histories in forensic psychiatry.
abstract: In this commentary, I reflect on the narratives of offending that are generated in the courtroom and those that are generated in the therapeutic space between an offender patient and his or her therapist. I discuss the similarities and differences between these different stories and explore the role of the psychiatrist in both cases.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Adshead is Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Ravensworth House, Southern Health NHS Trust, Fareham, UK. gwen.adshead@southernhealth.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Gwen M J
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Adshead
mesh_terms: D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006663:Historiography; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D033262:Narration; D012586:Science