Association between violence, psychosis, and relationship to victim in stalkers.
50 stalkers were assessed before their trials. Serious violence was significantly associated with previous sexual intimacy between stalker and victim; such stalkers were significantly less likely than those who stalked strangers to have psychotic illness.
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D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology