scholarly journals Serial Murder of Four Victims, of Both Genders and Different Ethnicities, by an Ordained Baptist Minister

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Reavis
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
African American Male ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Sexual Sadism ◽  
Axis Ii ◽  
Axis I Disorders ◽  
Axis I ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Psychiatric State

A case of a 61-year-old African-American male who sexually assaulted and murdered four individuals, of different ethnicities and both genders, is reported. The subject additionally engaged in sexual activity with each victim postmortem. Each murder is reviewed in detail, and the subjective state of the offender during the murders is commented upon. Psychological test data are reviewed. The subject met criteria for several Axis I disorders, including Bipolar I Disorder, Pedophilia, and Sexual Sadism, and met criteria for Axis II diagnoses of Narcissistic and Antisocial Personality disorder. He was additionally classified as a Psychopath, which, in combination with his Sexual Sadism, general psychiatric state, and exquisite sensitivity to humiliation, led to his decision to murder.

Addressing the Silence

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen K. Black ◽  
John T. Groce ◽  
Charles E. Harmon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Male ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Male Caregiver ◽  
Research Interview ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject

This chapter, as the conclusion to our book, is entitled Addressing the Silence. We went “behind the scenes” of our work to examine the research process and pondered various aspects of interviewing a coterie of African-American men. For example, why were our caregiving men so willing to discuss their experiences of caregiving? Were there topics within caregiving that men were reluctant to discuss? And, why did the methods of our research fit well with the subject of caregiving and with the communal history of our respondents? Although our research addressed the gap in the caregiving and gerontological literature about elderly African-American men, our respondents showed us how much more we need to learn from them. As men discussed their care work in the forum of the research interview, the role of the elder African-American male caregiver came out of the shadows, but not yet completely into the light.

Personality Disorder Features and Paraphilic Interests Among Undergraduates: Differential Relations and Potential Antecedents

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley L. Watts ◽  
Madeline G. Nagel ◽  
Robert D. Latzman ◽  
Scott O. Lilienfeld
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Sexual Sadism ◽  
Base Rates ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Disorder Symptom ◽  
Differential Relations

We examined the relations between: (1) narcissism, psychopathy, DSM-5 personality disorder symptom counts; and (2) paraphilic interests among undergraduates (N = 608). Base rates of paraphilic interests were appreciable. The disinhibition and meanness features of psychopathy and the entitlement and exploitativeness features of narcissism were robustly associated with paraphilic interests, particularly sexual sadism, whereas the boldness features of narcissism and psychopathy were essentially unrelated to these interests. Narcissism and psychopathy features typically manifested the most pronounced relations with paraphilic interests, although antisocial personality disorder features were also strong predictors. By and large, these relations were comparable across gender. Lastly, there was no evidence that erotophilia mediated the relations between the narcissism and psychopathy features and paraphilic interests, most likely because erotophilia was generally unrelated to paraphilic interests. Relative to other dimensions of personality disorders, facets of meanness and disinhibition from psychopathy and entitlement/exploitativeness facets from narcissism were most associated with paraphilic interests.

Clinically diagnosed axis II co-morbidity and the short term outcome of CBT for axis I disorders

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel van den Hout ◽  
Chantal Brouwers ◽  
Jacques Oomen
Keyword(s):  
Short Term ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Axis Ii ◽  
Short Term Outcome ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Axis I Disorders ◽  
Axis I

Lack of quality assurance in forensic psychiatry: false positive prevalence of antisocial personality disorder among norwegian inmates on preventive detention

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 797-797
Author(s):  
H. Vaeroy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽  
False Positive ◽  
Antisocial Behaviour ◽  
Antisocial Personality ◽  
Axis Ii ◽  
Positive Diagnosis ◽  
False Positive Diagnosis ◽  
History Of

IntroductionA Norwegian government publication (1) claims a prevalence of around 50% of Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) in a small group of male detainees on preventive detention. The present study population is recruited from more or less the same population as those among whom a 50% prevalence of APD has been claimed (1). Norwegian forensic investigators rarely (17%) apply psychometric tools to confirm their clinical diagnosis (2).AimsTo confirm the diagnosis of APD applying SCID axis II. Methods: Fifty six inmates were available at the prison. Twenty eight were willing to participate (50%). Two were excluded. Thus, 26 (46%) inmates participated. DSM IV, SCID axis II was applied.ResultsNone of the 26/56 matched the APD criteria, mainly failing to fulfil the diagnosis of Conduct Disorder (CD) before the age of 15 years. All the inmates had a history of antisocial behaviour.ConclusionsTo explain the claim of around 50% APD in view of the present results, close to 100% APD should be found among the remaning thirty non-participating inmates. We consider this unlikely.A diagnosis of APD based on the history of antisocial behaviour alone represents a pitfall. Lack of quality assurance could lead to false positive diagnosis. The need for a standardized approach and quality assurance in Norwegian forensic psychiatric evaluations seems nevessary to avoid false positive diagnosis.

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