Citation

Barnett W. Fortschr. Neurol. Psychiatr. 1992; 60(7): 274-286.

Vernacular Title

Zur Psychologie und Psychopathologie der Brandstiftung 1955 bis 1991--eine

Affiliation

Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik, Heidelberg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1500042

Abstract

After a historical introduction and some short remarks on criminal arson, this review of the literature since 1955 mainly focuses on pathological firesetting. It deals with all important aspects of the psychiatry of firesetting: arson by persons referred to psychiatric examination, by the mentally ill, and by psychiatric inpatients, the relationship between arson and sexuality, psychoanalytical contributions, arson by children and juveniles, therapy and prevention of firesetting behaviour. Female arsonists, recidivism, and suicide by burning are considered separately.

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