title: Adolescent murderers.
abstract: Clinical, developmental and environmental factors were retrospectively studied in 14 adolescent murderers who had been referred to a forensic psychiatric clinic over an 11 year period. Results of these analyses were compared with findings from previous reports. The majority of subjects came from split families. There was a greater than expected degree of psychiatric illness in the adolescents. Previous psychiatric contact, antisocial behaviour and substance abuse were common among these adolescents. A tentative profile of adolescents who are likely to commit murder can therefore be drawn up, which may suggest direction for preventive action and rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Research Department, Royal Ottawa Hospital, Ontario.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Labelle
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bradford
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourget
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carmichael
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010553:Personality Development; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment