Female Sex Offenders

1987 ◽  
Vol 150 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Art A. O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Female Sex Offenders ◽  
Mental Handicap ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Sex Offences ◽  
History Of

Information on 19 women convicted of indecency and 62 women convicted of other sex offences was examined. Those convicted of indecency offences often had poor social skills and had a high incidence of mental illness, mental handicap and alcoholism. Two were convicted of indecent exposure, a rare offence in women. In 39 (63%) of the sex offences with individual victims, the victims were children and in 9 cases the offender was the mother or step-mother. In 25 cases the women were convicted of aiding and abetting a male offender. Of those convicted of indecent assault on persons under 16 and of gross indecency with children, 48% had a previous history of psychiatric disorder.

scholarly journals Ergonomic Design of Classroom Furnitures: Evaluation of Comfortability and Musculoskeletal Disorders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kojo Agyapong Afrifah ◽  
Mark Glalah
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Furniture Design ◽  
Kwame Nkrumah ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Wooden Furniture

Background: Anthropometric studies are essential in furniture design to ensure comfortability and improved productivity of the users. Methods: Anthropometry of 407 from a population of 5601 students, and classroom furniture at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology were evaluated. Student’s comfortability and reported musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in using the furniture were assessed with two questionnaires. Participants who volunteered for the study were randomly selected and had no previous history of MSDs. Descriptive statistics of the collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: The participant's aged ranged from 17 to 28 years, and mostly were female (61%). The fitness between student’s anthropometry and classroom furniture included underneath table height for the imported plastic furniture and chair seat depth and width, as well as underneath table height for the locally manufactured wooden furniture. We observed high incidence of MSDs, including upper back (71.40%), lower back (58.30%), neck (51.90%), joint (39.10%), shoulder (32%), knee (25.20%), and wrist (22.60%) pain. The prevalence of MSDs were higher in women than men. The majority of the students were uncomfortable with using the furnitures, and only 6.6% reported comfortable experience. Conclusion: Recommended dimensions for ergonomically designed furniture have been proposed to reduce MSDs in the students. It would improves student’s health, and promote comfortability.

A case of neurosyphilis in a patient presenting with bipolar mixed episode suggestive symptoms

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S347-S347
Author(s):  
M. Martins ◽  
R. Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clinical Records ◽  
First Admission

IntroductionSyphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Early invasion of the central nervous system might occur early in the course of the disease. Clinical manifestations may include acute meningeal syphilis, meningovascular syphilis, paretic neurosyphilis and tabetic neurosyphilis. Psychiatric symptoms are often the presenting symptoms of this illness and the correct diagnosis involves both a high degree of suspicion and adequate diagnostic tests.ObjectivesThe authors report a case of a patient, with no previous history of mental illness, initially admitted in a psychiatric unit with a clinical picture suggestive of a mixed bipolar disorder episode who has been diagnosed with neurosyphilis a year after.MethodsReview of clinical records and complementary exams.ResultsBy the first admission, the patient presented with depressed and irritable mood, emotional lability, aggressiveness, grandiose and racing thoughts. Upon discharge, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and referred to ambulatory unit. The following year he starts presenting cognitive deficits and a progressive loss of autonomy in daily living activities, being referred to neurology evaluation. A year after the first admission, he is admitted in a neurology unit and diagnosed with neurosyphilis.ConclusionsCurrent prevalence of symptomatic neurosyphilis in Western Europe is unknown. Atypical cases presenting with heterogeneous psychiatric and neurologic symptoms, with no previous history of mental illness, should raise a high index of clinical suspicion, since consequences for the patient's health might be severe if not properly diagnosed and treated.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Psychopathic Disordered, Mentally Ill, and Mentally Handicapped Sex Offenders: A Comparative Study

1992 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
G J Murrey ◽  
D Briggs ◽  
C Davis
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Sex Offender ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Sex Offences ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Violence ◽  
And Gender

Although there currently exists a large amount of research on the characteristics and treatment of psychopathic disordered (PD) sex offenders, little if any empirical studies have addressed the mentally ill (MI) and mentally handicapped (MH) offender populations. A total of 106 PD, MI, and MH sex offender records from Rampton (Special) Hospital were reviewed for the study. Offender categories were compared by age of first documented sex offence, IQ at the time of admission, sex offence type, frequency of each offence type, history of violence during sex offences, age and gender of sex offence victims and number of victims for age and gender. Results revealed that 88 per cent of PD, 98 per cent of MI, and only 56 per cent of MH offenders' victims were female. Further analysis revealed that PD and MI offenders' victims were primarily female, with the largest proportion being pubescent and adult females. MH offender victims were primarily males and females under the age of 16. IQ correlated positively with history of violence during sexual assault and mean IQs were higher for ‘violent’ than ‘non-violent’ offenders in each offender category. A discussion of these and other significant findings, as well as implications for clinical treatment, is presented.

Maternity Blues

1989 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Kennerley ◽  
Dennis Gath ◽  
Susan Iles
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Previous History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Case Status ◽  
Obstetric Factors ◽  
In Pregnancy

One hundred and six women were assessed psychiatrically in the 14–16th and 36–38th weeks of pregnancy and the 12th week after childbirth. They also completed a maternity blues questionnaire daily in the ten days after delivery. Blues scores were significantly associated with: neuroticism; anxiety and depressed mood during pregnancy; fear of labour; poor social adjustment; and retrospective severity of pre-menstrual tension. Blues scores were not associated with obstetric factors, with previous history of psychiatric disorder, or with case status on the PSE in pregnancy or 12 weeks after delivery.

Patterns of denial in sex offenders

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Kennedy ◽  
D. H. Grubin
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Past History ◽  
Fourth Group ◽  
Sex Offences ◽  
History Of

SYNOPSISMen convicted of sex offences (N = 102) were interviewed in two prisons. Cluster analysis was used to generate three groups according to pattern of denial; a fourth group was composed of men who denied their offence altogether. The groups differed in their ethnic make-up, offence type and past history of sexual offending.

Life Stress and Post-Partum Psychosis: a Preliminary Report

1991 ◽  
Vol 158 (S10) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. N. Marks ◽  
A. Wieck ◽  
S. A. Checkley ◽  
R. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Psychosocial Stressors ◽  
Illness Onset ◽  
History Of ◽  
A Prospective Study

This is a preliminary report from a prospective study of the influence of psychosocial stressors on post-natal relapse in women at high risk of psychiatric disorder after childbirth. Forty-three index subjects with a previous history of psychosis or severe depression were compared with 45 pregnant control subjects without any previous psychiatric disorder. After delivery 51% of index subjects relapsed (RDC diagnoses): 28% were categorised as psychotic and 23% non-psychotic. All psychotic relapses were in women with a previous history of bipolar or schizoaffective disorder (46% of this subgroup). Only the non-psychotic post-partum relapses (mostly depressions) were associated with an increased likelihood of a severe life event in the 12 months preceding illness onset.

scholarly journals First report of manic-like symptoms in a COVID-19 patient with no previous history of a psychiatric disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 277 ◽  
pp. 337-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojia Lu ◽  
Ning Wei ◽  
Jiajun Jiang ◽  
Lingling Wu ◽  
Jifang Sheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Previous History ◽  
First Report ◽  
History Of
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