TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Homicide by a forensic female sample in Brazil: A preliminary study
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Valença, Alexandre M.
A1  - Nardi, Antonio E.
A1  - Nascimento, Isabella
A1  - Jozef, Flávio
A1  - Mendlowicz, Mauro V.
SP  - 790
EP  - 792
VL  - 59
IS  - 3
N2  - The objective of the study was to evaluate the mental status of all women (n = 14) who were acquitted by reason of insanity of charges of murder or attempted murder and committed to a forensic psychiatric hospital in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All cases were retrospectively examined, including medical files, technical records, and forensic experts' official reports. A conclusive psychiatric diagnosis was established using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I and II Disorders and clinical and forensic records. The most common diagnosis was schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorders (n = 8; 57.3%). Most victims (n = 12; 75%) were close relatives of the patients. We found that 43% (n = 6) of the patients had a previous history of violent behavior. According to the initial psychiatric forensic evaluation, 5 patients (35.7%) had psychotic symptoms. It is expected that a growing understanding of motivational factors underlying homicidal behavior in mentally disturbed female offenders may further the implementation of effective preventive and therapeutic interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12373
ID  - ref1
ER  -