Behavioral treatment of PTSD in a perpetrator of manslaughter: a single case study.
Studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have predominantly focused on victims of trauma. Some studies have examined the after-effects of a person's own violent actions in combat or police situations. However, there is a sparsity of literature examining the development of PTSD in convicted perpetrators of violent crime, and there is no literature concerning the treatment of PTSD in such perpetrators. This single-case study presents the outcome of behavioral treatment in one case in which the patient had PTSD consequential to being a perpetrator of manslaughter. The theoretical implications of this case are briefly discussed.
Rogers
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Caswell Clinic, Glanrhyd Hospital, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom. rogerspe@cardiff.ac.uk
Gray
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NS
Williams
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T
Kitchiner
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N
D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology