[Fratricide and Schizophrenia]. / Fratricidio y esquizofrenia.

BACKGROUND: Fratricide is the killing of one's own bother. It's a type of homicide rarely seen on psychiatric practice. This is still a theme which is poorly studied, and not well understood by the scientific literature. OBJECTIVE: To report a case of a men, with paranoid schizophrenia that murdered his own bother and had a psychiatric forensic evaluation to establish his penal responsibility. METHODS: A psychiatric interview was carried out and the psychiatric diagnosis was established based on the interview and analysis of forensic and medical records, using the DSM-IV-TR criteria. Literature review was held about the theme. RESULTS: The examinee was considered not guilty by reason of insanity, due to the presence of a mental disorder that affected her entire understanding and volition of the practiced act. CONCLUSIONS: The study of such cases may illustrate and identify motivating factors related to homicidal behavior in individuals with severe mental disorders.

Fratricidio y esquizofrenia / Fratricide and Schizophrenia

Introducción: Cuando un hermano asesina a otro, hablamos de fratricidio, o sea, una forma de homicidio raramente vista en la práctica psiquiátrica. Dado que aún es un tema poco estudiado, la literatura científica no lo ha comprendido bien. Objetivo: Relatar el caso de un individuo con esquizofrenia paranoide que, habiendo asesinado a su hermano, fue evaluado en peritaje criminalístico para determinar su responsabilidad penal. Métodos: Se realizó una entrevista psiquiátrica, y el diagnóstico psiquiátrico se estableció con base en la entrevista y la observación de los registros periciales y hospitalarios, con los criterios diagnósticos del DSM-IV-TR. También se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema. Resultados: Se consideró inimputable al paciente examinado en virtud de que padecía una enfermedad mental que afectaba por entero a su capacidad de comprensión y determinación con respecto al delito cometido. Conclusiones: El estudio de casos como este puede ilustrar e identificar factores motivadores relacionados con el comportamiento homicida de sujetos con trastornos mentales graves.

Abstract Background: Fratricide is the killing of one's own bother. It's a type of homicide rarely seen on psychiatric practice. This is still a theme which is poorly studied, and not well understood by the scientific literature. Objective: To report a case of a men, with paranoid schizophrenia that murdered his own bother and had a psychiatric forensic evaluation to establish his penal responsibility. Methods: A psychiatric interview was carried out and the psychiatric diagnosis was established based on the interview and analysis of forensic and medical records, using the DSM-IV-TR criteria. Literature review was held about the theme. Results: The examinee was considered not guilty by reason of insanity, due to the presence of a mental disorder that affected her entire understanding and volition of the practiced act. Conclusions: The study of such cases may illustrate and identify motivating factors related to homicidal behavior in individuals with severe mental disorders.

O imperativo dos sete pecados capitais em Caim e no homem contemporâneo / The sovereignty of the seven deadly sins upon Cain and contemporary man

No presente artigo, buscamos evidenciar e explorar a relevância do conceito simbólico dos sete pecados capitais na passagem bíblica de Caim e Abel e também no homem contemporâneo. Ao demonstrar que os pecados da inveja, da avareza, da gula, da luxúria, da ira, da acídia e da soberba estão presentes no Livro de Gênesis, na história do primeiro fratricídio, elaboramos uma releitura do conceito de pecado original. Além das fontes bíblicas, tal releitura é embasada em textos literários e nos estudos de Freud(AU)

The aim of the present article is to highlight and explore the relevance of the symbolic concept of the seven deadly sins in the passage of Cain and Abel as well as in contemporary mankind. By demonstrating that the sins of envy, greed, gluttony, lust, wrath, acedia and pride are present in the tale of the first fratricide, according to the Book of Genesis, we develop a reinterpretation of the concept of original sin. In addition to biblical sources, such reinterpretation is based upon literary texts and some of Freud’s studies(AU)