Domestic Homicide: Neuropsychological Profiles of Murderers Who Kill Family Members and Intimate Partners.

Autor: Hanlon RE; Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 446 E. Ontario, Chicago, IL.; Neuropsychological Associates of Chicago, 645 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 803, Chicago, IL., Brook M; Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 446 E. Ontario, Chicago, IL., Demery JA; Gainesville V.A. Medical Center, 1601 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL.; Neuropsychological Sciences, 10247 SW 98th Terrace, Gainesville, FL., Cunningham MD; Private Practice, 610 Brazos St., Ste. 680, Austin, TX.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of forensic sciences [J Forensic Sci] 2016 Jan; Vol. 61 Suppl 1, pp. S163-70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Aug 21.
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12908
Abstrakt: Domestic homicide is the most extreme form of domestic violence and one of the most common types of homicide. The objective was to examine differences between spontaneous domestic homicide and nondomestic homicide offenders regarding demographics, psychiatric history, crime characteristics, and neuropsychological status, utilizing neuropsychological test data from forensic examinations of 153 murderers. Using standard crime classification criteria, 33% committed spontaneous domestic homicides (SDH) and 61% committed nondomestic homicides (NDH). SDH offenders were more likely to manifest psychotic disorders, but less likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder or to have prior felony convictions. SDH offenders manifested significantly worse neuropsychological impairments than NDH offenders. The mean number of victims was lower for the SDH than the NDH group and only 14% of SDH offenders used a firearm, whereas 59% of NDH offenders used a firearm. These findings corroborate the notion that spontaneous domestic homicide may represent a discernible criminological phenotype.
(© 2015 The Authors Journal of Forensic Sciences published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Academy of Forensic Sciences.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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