title: Fire-setting from the viewpoint of an arsonist.
abstract: 1. Arsonists have more psychiatric symptoms, such as self-destructive behavior and alcohol dependency, than other criminal offenders. 2. Arsonists are found to have poor social competence with low social status and a high unemployment rate. 3. The act of arson could be like an attempted suicide, a cry for help.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Räsänen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Puumalainen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Janhonen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Väisänen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology