title: [Psychopathology and risk of homicide committed by a patient with schizophrenia].
abstract: We describe, thirteen psychopathologic dynamics based on defense mechanism and primary process thinking, that could determined an homicide committed by a patient with schizophrenia. The purpose of this study is to allow: a) to improve diagnosis of the homicidal act; b) to emphasize psychopathological elements which can be treated by specific forensic psychotherapy; c) to prevent an homicidal recidivism through evaluation of risk passing to the homicidal act.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Science Materno Infantili, Universita di Sassari. clinpsic@uniss.it
authors.forename: Gian Carlo
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Nivoli
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lorettu
authors.forename: Fabrizia L G
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Nivoli
authors.forename: Alessandra M A
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nivoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D055815:Young Adult