title: Sadism linked to loneliness: psychodynamic dimensions of the sadistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
abstract: In this article the psychodynamic link between loneliness and sadism is examined on basis of a case report of the sadistic and cannibalistic serial killer Jeffery Dahmer. Envy, shame/rage mechanism, a disturbed oral-sadistic development, castration fear and severe feelings of inferiority, the conviction of being unlovable and unacceptable, need to diminish tension, powerful and sadistic fantasies as a consequence of inadequate and frustrated parenting, and reality distortion appear to be involved in sadistic etiology.
authors.affiliation: W. Kahn Institute of Theoretical Psychiatry and Neuroscience. martens_92@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Willem H J
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Martens
mesh_terms: D002190:Cannibalism / Q000523:psychology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D012448:Sadism / Q000523:psychology*; D014922:Wisconsin