Family and social influences on offending in men with schizophrenia

Stompe, Thomas; Strnad, A.; Fischer-Danzinger, Doris; Letmaier, Martin; Ortwein-Swoboda, Gerhard; Schanda, Hans

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01838.x

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“…Schizophrenia is the most reported disease in cases of delusional homicides. A typical profile is described: a young male adult suffering from paranoid schizophrenia—under 35 years old—[1,27–32], lower social background [32,33] with social exclusion and homelessness [27,34,35], lower academic achievement [29,34], single [27,29,36,37], without children, unemployed [27], and parental history of breaking the law [29,33,38,39]. Some authors also report a history of childhood sexual abuse [27], a personal history of violence [1,27,28,40] or childhood conduct disorders [27,39,41–43].…”

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Homicides committed by delusional patients in the early 20th and 21st centuries: A study conducted in a French secure unit

Provoost¹,

Raymond²,

Gasman³

2021

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Homicides committed by delusional patients are the object of a rich scientific literature, which puts the risk of such acts occurring into perspective when analyzing the offenders’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. However, few articles detail the themes and mechanisms underlying those patients’ delusions. To help bridge that gap, the authors conducted this retrospective descriptive study, including two samples of delusional homicidal patients, one from near present day and one from nearly a century ago. This study considered similarities observed in the literature (such as patients’ sociodemographic profile, clinical data, and acting‐out dynamics), but also explored the characteristics of delusion. In the 2015–2019 sample, the typical patient profile was: single male (31.5 years old on average), without child, unemployed, and with psychiatric history (56.6%). Most patients suffered from schizophrenic disease (83%) with non‐systematized delusions exhibiting multiple themes in 80% of cases. Four principal types of delusion were observed: persecutive (100%), mystical (43.3%), megalomaniac (30%), and bodily (30%). The mechanisms were interpretative, hallucinatory, and intuitive. There was a societal influence in 23.3% of the cases (most often terrorist acts). The 1910–1914 historical sample revealed several differences: patients were older, more often married and employed. There were more diagnoses of chronic delusional disorder (30%). Persecutory delusion was constant (100%), and the other delusional themes were the “intimate relationship” type (50%)—jealousy, erotomanic—and the bodily type (40%). Additional studies are useful in order to reinforce our findings, and to further investigate the possibilities of prevention.

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Homicides committed by delusional patients in the early 20th and 21st centuries: A study conducted in a French secure unit

Provoost¹,

Raymond²,

Gasman³

2021

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…Hierbei untersuchte man die unterschiedlichsten Aspekte, ausgehend von der Familiengeschichte der Rechtsbrecher bis hin zum Hirnstoffwechsel [2,17,24]. Offenbar gibt es eine ganze Reihe von Einflussfaktoren, wobei deren Wirkweise bei einigen noch umstritten ist (so z.B.…”

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Wurden schizophrene Maßregelpatienten zuvor in der Allgemeinpsychiatrie unzureichend behandelt?

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2008

Forens Psychiatr Psychol Krimino

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Family and social influences on offending in men with schizophrenia

Abstract: We were able to identify characteristic unfavourable family and social influences which were associated in schizophrenic patients with a high risk of offending behaviour. This offers the prospect of early detection of those with schizophrenia who will go on to offend.

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Homicides committed by delusional patients in the early 20th and 21st centuries: A study conducted in a French secure unit

Homicides committed by delusional patients in the early 20th and 21st centuries: A study conducted in a French secure unit

Wurden schizophrene Maßregelpatienten zuvor in der Allgemeinpsychiatrie unzureichend behandelt?

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