... professionals fewer explanations involving external control with the passing of time. 21 03 2000 05 06 2000 10 07 2000 forensic science criminals explanations crime violence mental disorder forensic psychiatry forensic psychology References McGahy   C L . Child...

...JA Silva, M.D.; DV Derecho, M.P.H.; GB Leong, M.D.; MM Ferrari, M.D. Stalking behavior has been associated with several mental disorders, both psychotic and non-psychotic. The most frequently associated condition appears to be an individual with primitive personality psychopathology regardless...

.... In this report we highlight the psychiatric-legal issues involving a case of Cotard s syndrome associated with self-starvation. KEYWORDS: forensic science, Cotard s syndrome, major depressive disorder, self-destructive behavior, self-starvation, mental disorder, forensic psychiatry In 1880 Cotard introduced...

... disorders to attempt to replicate earlier findings. A static group archival design utilized a non-random group of convenience and a randomly selected comparison group. Sixty-five obsessional followers and 65 offenders with mental disorders were evaluated by psychiatrists and psychologists for court ordered...

..., firesetting, psychiatry, psychosis, alcohol abuse, pyromania, mental disorder, psychiatry, dangerousness The crime of arson continues to be a global problem (1,2). Since our last report on the subject in 1992 (3), there has been a slow but steady contribution to the psychiatric literature on arson from both...

...: forensic science, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, erotomania, homicide, delusions, violence, psychosis, mental disorder, stalking The delusional belief that one is loved by another is the defining characteristic of a psychiatric disorder clinically described by French, German, and British doctors...

... , Eds., American Psychiatric Press , Washington, DC , 1989 , pp. 37 - 62 . Monahan , J. and Steadman , H. J. , Eds., Violence and Mental Disorder: Developments in Risk Assessment , Chicago, IL , 1994 . Guttmacher , M. S. , “ The Mind of the Murderer ”, New York , Farrar...

... dangerousness and delusional misidentification is proposed. Implications of the hypothesis for further research are briefly outlined. 16 03 1994 25 04 1994 psychiatry dangerousness violence delusions misidentification mental disorder References Segal , J. H. , “ Erotomania...

... anglophonic literature, especially in terms of implications for domestic and public safety. 02 03 1994 14 04 1994 14 04 1994 psychiatry dangerousness delusions mental disorder Othello syndrome organic delusional disorder References Enoch , M. D. and Trethowan , W...

... the psychobiological contributions to the dangerousness of delusional misidentification can be generated. This may further our understanding of the dangerousness posed by psychotic individuals. KEYWORDS: forensic psychiatry, dangerousness, mental disorder, schizophrenia, delusional misidentification syndromes, face...

... with those mentally disordered offenders who were not found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGI). In California, innovative laws have attempted to address this problem. However, putative lack of efficacious treatment of mentally ill criminals, insufficient economic support, and individual liberty concerns...