Citation

Dirksen T, Mönikes E. Fortschr. Neurol. Psychiatr. 1995; 63(6): 232-237.

Vernacular Title

Hebephrene Symptomatik als Ausdruck einer XYY-Chromosomenanomalie? Kasuistik uber

Affiliation

Psychiatrische Klinik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2007-996621

PMID

7635385

Abstract

A 48 year old patient was hospitalised because of parasuicidal behaviour and suicidal ideation. He was under suspicion of having sexually abused his 4-year old daughter and his 4-year old son. At the age of 17, he was hospitalised in a psychiatric ward under the diagnosis of hebephrenic schizophrenia. He successfully received an insulin coma therapy. Because of his increased height (1.89 m), mental retardation and other psychical disorders in his youth, we now suspected him of having an extra Y chromosome which was confirmed by chromosome analysis. The non-uniform symptomatology of XYY-individuals includes a hebephrenic aspect. Concerning the different therapeutical and juridical consequences, we considered a critical investigation of the former diagnosis "Hebephrenic Schizophrenia".

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