title: [Schizotypical Disorder or Schizophrenia? Assessment of Penal Responsibility in a Patricide Case].
abstract: Patricide is the murder of one of the parents. We report a case of a man who had committed two homicides, at different times, one of them being considered a parricide. He was referred for forensic psychiatric evaluation and later evaluated in a psychiatric assistance service. Psychiatric interview was carried out and the final psychiatric diagnosis was established based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria and retrospective analysis of forensic and clinical records. The court appointed forensic experts concluded that the patient suffered from schizotypical disorder, presenting cognitive and volitive impairment. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Later, in a second assessment, being in a psychiatric assistance service, the patient received a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. The determination of criminal responsibility is essential to the proper disposition of convicted persons in any system of criminal law that protects human rights.
authors.affiliation: Coordinador del Programa de Residencia Médica en Psiquiatría del Hospital Psiquiátrico de Jurujuba, Niterói; Supervisor de la Residencia Médica en Psiquiatría del Hospital Psiquiátrico de Jurujuba-Niterói; Profesor del Curso de Especialización en Psiquiatría de la Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói; Psiquiatra de la Asociación Brasileña de Psiquiatria, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Electronic address: ruycutrim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ruy Justo C
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cutrim
authors.affiliation: Médica Residente, Programa de Residencia Médica en Psiquiatría, Hospital Psiquiátrico de Jurujuba, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luísa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forte Stuchi
authors.affiliation: Doctor en Psiquiatría, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro; Prof. Adjunto, Departamiento de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro; Prof. Estudios de Posgrado en Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro (IPUB-UFRJ); Médico, Programa de Enseñanza y Pesquisa en Psiquiatría Forense, IPUB-UFRJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martins Valença
keywords: Crime; Crimen; Esquizofrenia paranoide; Forensic psychiatry; Paranoid schizophrenia; Parricidio; Patricide; Psiquiatría forense; Schizotypical disorder; Trastorno esquizotípico; Violence; Violencia