title: Fire-settng behavior associated with Klinefelter syndrome.
abstract: This is a report on a male patient with a previous history of psychotic disorder who was arrested for arson. During the following hospitalization in a psychiatric unit, a genetic syndrome, namely Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY), was diagnosed. The association between firesetting behavior and Klinefelter syndrome is reviewed, and the underlying explanatory hypothesis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Geneva University Hospitals, Department of Psychiatry, Hôpital Cantonal, Unité UPHA-5DL, Switzerland. Ariel.Eytan@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eytan
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paoloni-Giacobino
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thorens
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eugster
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000150:complications*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007713:Klinefelter Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006220:Haloperidol