.... 28 03 2000 19 07 2000 forensic science Capgras syndrome syndrome of intermetamorphosis delusional misidentification aggression violence dementia Alzheimer's disease psychosis References Capgras   J , Reboul-Lachoux   J . L'illusion des ‘sosies’ dans un délire...

... mass murder. They discuss the relationship between hyperparathyroidism and neuropsychiatric symptoms in consideration of available research. CASE REPORT Scott A. Bresler,1 Ph.D.; William S. Logan,2 M.D.; and David Washington,1 M.A. Hyperparathyroidism and Psychosis: Possible Prelude to Murder REFERENCE...

... science, forensic psychiatry, mental disorder, psychosis, stalking, delusional jealousy, violence, aggression Societal violence is a complex and pervasive problem in the United States. Violent behaviors can range from impulsive and unplanned actions, to those that have been meticulously and systematically...

..., 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...

... counterparts (11.2; p = .008). Psychosis was present in every mother who killed her child with a knife and in seven of eight women who killed their children with a gun. Younger children were less likely to be killed with weapons (ANCOVA; F = 8.28; p = .006). This finding was independent of presence or absence...

... delusional misidentification psychosis violence aggression forensic psychiatry References Fuller   J FC . Military history of the Western World, Vol. 1, From the earliest times to the Battle of Lopanto , Da Capo Press , New York , 1954 . Runciman   S . A history of the Crusades...

... resulting aggression. Both the roles of phenomenology and biology of delusional misidentification are evaluated as potential contributors of aggression. 06 06 1996 09 09 1996 forensic science forensic psychiatry delusional misidentification aggression violence psychosis visual...

... psychiatric perspective. In this article we present a series of four cases of dangerous delusional misidentification of the self and discuss important factors that may contribute to their dangerousness. 14 10 1994 05 12 1994 16 12 1994 psychiatry psychosis delusions delusional...

...GB Leong, M.D.; JA Silva, M.D. A sample of 25 criminal defendants charged with murder and suffering from psychosis from a large urban multiethnic, multi-cultural community pool was studied. Subject characteristics and information about the homicide and decedents are described. Suggestions...

...GB Leong, M.D. A total of 29 court-referred individuals charged with arson were psychiatrically studied. From this pre-trial cohort from a large heterogeneous urban population base, a higher rate of psychosis was found than in other recent studies. However, consistent with these studies...

... as another being while able to explain the loss of the original identity. Recognizing these phenomena may be helpful in accurate diagnosis, in considering such conditions as psychosis of whatever type, multiple personality disorder, and other amnesia and fugue states, and in understanding the person's...