1.
Am J Psychiatry
; 132(4): 423-7, 1975 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-47230
ABSTRACT
The authors evaluated the criteria that are cited in the literature as predictive of homicidal predisposition. They applied three categories of criteria--clinical, developmental, and environmental factors--to a study group of 10 adolescents who had committed homicide, 10 who had threatened or attempted homicide, and 10 hospitalized controls. Their findings did not support the presence of a well-crystallized predisposition for homicidal behavior in this population, but they did show that the adolescents who committed homicide were psychotic-regressive and those who threatened or attempted homicide were organic-impulsive. The study strongly suggests the importance of environmental factors in reinforcing homicidal behavior.
Subject(s)
Adolescent , Criminal Psychology , Homicide , Personality Disorders , Antisocial Personality Disorder , Brain Damage, Chronic , Child Behavior Disorders , Developmental Disabilities , Electroencephalography , Enuresis , Environment , Family Characteristics , Humans , Intelligence , Learning Disabilities , Male , Paraphilic Disorders , Parent-Child Relations , Risk , Schizophrenia , Sexual Behavior , Speech Disorders , Suicide , Violence
2.
Can Psychiatr Assoc J
; 17(2): Suppl 2:SS41-, 1972.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5042908