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Title of Journal: Soc Psychiat Epidemiol

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Abbravation: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

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D. Steinkopff-Verlag

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10.1002/0471695432.ch1

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1433-9285

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Mental disorders of male parricidal offenders

Authors: Anu Liettu Hannu Säävälä Helinä Hakko Pirkko Räsänen Matti Joukamaa
Publish Date: 2008/07/26
Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 96-
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Abstract

Information on parricidal offenders is mainly derived from selective samples of hospitalized patients According to literature a substantial proportion of parricidal offenders suffers from major mental disorders and is found to be not guilty by reason of insanity The aim of this study was to examine and compare diagnoses and criminal responsibilities of matricidal and patricidal offenders in detail using a comprehensive national data setMatricidal offenders suffered more commonly from a psychotic disorder than did patricidal offenders whereas a greater proportion of patricidal offenders had a personality disorder Among schizophrenic offenders the paranoid subtype was more common in the group of matricidal offenders than in the group of patricidal offenders Of personality disorders borderline personality disorder was more frequently found among patricidal offenders than among matricidal offenders Matricidal offenders were more commonly found not guilty by reason of insanity than patricidal offenders For matricidal offences the most common motive was a mental disorder whereas patricidal offences were most often motivated by a longterm conflict In addition patricidal acts were more likely to be preceded by threat by the victim than matricidal actsThis study supports the hypothesis that matricidal offenders suffer from psychotic disorders more often than patricidal offenders even though both groups seem to be characterized by a high level of psychopathology Rarely reported in the literature personality disorders show up frequently among parricidal offenders particularly among patricidal offenders Recognition and treatment of mental disorders underlying parricidal acts may prevent these offences at least in some cases

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