Revisiting arson from an outpatient forensic perspective.
Progress in the understanding of individuals who commit arson has been on a slow but steady course over the past two decades. From our review of court-ordered outpatient forensic psychiatric evaluation of individuals charged with arson over a five-year period, preliminary prototypical profiles of the psychotic, mentally retarded, alcohol abusing, and mood-disordered firesetter are offered. The clinical-legal relevance of our results are explored.
Leong
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Forensic Psychiatry Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Silva
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D011581:Psychological Tests