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Aspectos psicopatológicos e forenses de mulheres homicidas com diagnóstico de transtornos psicóticos primários: estudo de série de casos / Psychopatologic and forensic features of female murderes with a diagnosis of primary psycchotic disorders – a case series
Valença, Alexandre Martins.
  • Valença, Alexandre Martins; Universidade Federal Fluminense. Centro de Ciências Médicas. Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Niterói. BR
J. bras. psiquiatr ; 57(4): 253-260, 2008. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-509304
RESUMO

Objetivo:

Avaliar amostra de todas as mulheres com diagnóstico de transtorno psicótico primário que receberam medida de segurança e estavam em hospital de custódia e tratamentopsiquiátrico em regime de internação (n = 8), em virtude de homicídio ou tentativa de homicídio (artigo 121 do Código Penal Brasileiro).

Métodos:

Trata-se de um estudo de série de casos. Foi realizado o levantamento retrospectivo de dados por meio de registros periciais e pareceres de equipes de assistência. O diagnóstico psiquiátrico final foi realizado com base na entrevista psiquiátrica e observação dos registros, utilizando-se os critériosdiagnósticos do DSM-IV-TR. Houve aplicação de questionário padronizado e escala das síndromes positiva e negativa (PANSS).

Resultados:

Sete pacientes receberam diagnóstico de esquizofrenia e uma de transtorno esquizoafetivo. A maioria das vítimas (n = 6, 60%) era membro familiar das pacientes. Foi encontrado que 37,5% (n = 3) das pacientes tinham história prévia de comportamento violento. De acordo com a avaliação da perícia psiquiátrica inicial, cinco (62,5%) pacientes da amostra total presentavam sintomatologia psicótica no momento desta avaliação. As alucinações auditivas foram os sintomas psicóticos mais comuns.

Conclusão:

O estudo de fatores motivadores do comportamento homicida pode fornecer conhecimentos para o estabelecimento de intervenções terapêuticas em mulheres com transtornos mentais que apresentem risco para este ou outros comportamentos violentos.
ABSTRACT

Objective:

Evaluate a sample of women with primary psychotic disorders who received a safety measure and were admitted to inpatient forensic psychiatric care (n=8), due to homicide or attempted homicide (article 121 from the Brazilian Penal Code).

Method:

This is a serial cases study. The case records of all the women were retrospectively examined, including technical files andthe evaluations of clinical experts. The final psychiatric diagnosis was obtained with a psychiatric evaluation of the patients and the examination of their records, using the diagnostic criteriaof DSM-IV-TR. A standardized interview and positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) were also applied.

Results:

Seven patients received a diagnosis of schizophrenia and one a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Most victims (n=10; 60%) were family members of the patients. We found that 37.5% (n=3) of the patients had previous history of violent behavior. According to the initial psychiatric forensic evaluation, five (62.5%) of the patients from the sample had psychoticsymptoms. Auditory hallucinations were the most common psychotic symptoms.

Conclusion:

The study of motivational factors for homicidal behavior may provide further knowledge for theimplantation of therapeutic interventions in women with mental disorders and an increased risk for homicidal or other violent behaviors.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychotic Disorders / Schizophrenia / Security Measures / Women / Commitment of Mentally Ill / Homicide / Mental Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: J. bras. psiquiatr Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal Fluminense/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychotic Disorders / Schizophrenia / Security Measures / Women / Commitment of Mentally Ill / Homicide / Mental Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: J. bras. psiquiatr Journal subject: Psychiatry Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal Fluminense/BR