Citation

Krober HL, Scheurer H, Sass H. Fortschr. Neurol. Psychiatr. 1994; 62(7): 223-232.

Vernacular Title

Zerebrale Dysfunktion, neurologische Symptome und Ruckfalldelinquenz--II.

Affiliation

Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-996673

PMID

8076898

Abstract

In a multidimensional model, the "Heidelberg Delinquency Study" explores biological, biographical, psychological and social factors that may be important to the development and persistence of violent crimes. After a survey of the literature in part I (22) the empirical results in the areas of neurological anamnesis, neurological findings and nonfocal neurological ("soft") signs and their correlations with other variables, e.g. criminal relapses, are reported. In our population of 129 adult offenders we found a high relevance of nonfocal neurological signs. These symptoms were associated with problems in social adjustment and conduct disorder in childhood, cognitive impairment, reduced emotional response, externalizing attributional style and a pattern of rapid delinquent relapses.

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