Homicidal behavior in schizotypical disorder. A case presentation
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Introduction: </strong>Schizotypical disorder appears at very early ages as a general pattern of social and interpersonal deficit; eccentric behavior; reduced capacity to maintain personal relat...
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Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana,
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Introduction: </strong>Schizotypical disorder appears at very early ages as a general pattern of social and interpersonal deficit; eccentric behavior; reduced capacity to maintain personal relations; and cognitive distortions, which are psychologically inexplicable. <strong><br /> Objective:</strong> To establish the medico-legal implications in a case of schizotypical personality disorder that committed homicide.<br /> <strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 22 years old individual, single, without children, technician, without history of mental disorders who is studied by Forensic Psychiatry because he attacked his maternal grandfather with a knife, which caused his death. Psychiatric examination was done; the Impulsiveness Scale was applied; and an enlectroencephalogram (EEG) and a psychological evaluation were carried out, which included Bender, Machover, and Rorschach tests. The evaluating staff made the diagnosis of Schizotypical disorder, without mental derangement.<br /> </span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Schizotypical disorder is not a frequent diagnosis in Psychiatry. When it is involved in criminal behaviors, they occur in isolation and they are usually related to attacks to other persons. It is a determinant condition of semi-imputability or imputability. Prison system is not recommended.</span><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Keywords:</strong> schizotypical disorder, Psychiatric Study, Forensic Psychiatry, violence, homicide, imputability.</span></p> |
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