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A neuropsychiatric developmental model of serial homicidal behavior
Author(s) -
Silva J. Arturo,
Leong Gregory B.,
Ferrari Michelle M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.620
Subject(s) - homicide , autism , association (psychology) , psychopathology , perspective (graphical) , psychology , psychiatry , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , developmental psychopathology , clinical psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , medical emergency , computer science , psychotherapist , artificial intelligence
Serial sexual homicide has been the object of intensive study from forensic psychiatric, criminological, developmental, and sociological perspectives. In contradistinction to these approaches, neuropsychiatric concepts and methods have received relatively little attention in this area. In this article we adopt a neuropsychiatric developmental perspective and undertake a review of the psychiatric literature on violence and autism spectrum disorders. Our analysis of this literature suggests the presence of an association between autism spectrum psychopathology and serial homicidal behavior. Recommendations for further research to help clarify the nature of this association are briefly discussed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.