scholarly journals Literature Review: Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya Sandhu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Serial Killers

scholarly journals Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare S. Allely ◽  
Helen Minnis ◽  
Lucy Thompson ◽  
Philip Wilson ◽  
Christopher Gillberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Serial Killers

Suicide Attempts Among Depressed Inpatients with Depressive Disorder in a Malaysian Sample

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 283-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Chan ◽  
T. Maniam ◽  
A. S. Shamsul
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Axis I ◽  
A Current

Background: Depressed inpatients constitute a high-risk population for suicide attempts. Aims: To describe the interactions of clinical and psychosocial risk factors influencing suicide attempts among a Malaysian sample of depressed inpatients. Methods: Seventy-five subjects were diagnosed with a depressive disorder according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders-Clinical Version (SCID-CV). Data on suicide attempts, suicidal ideation (Scale for Suicidal Ideation, SSI), depression severity (Beck’s Depression Inventory, BDI), recent life-event changes (Social Readjustment Rating Scale, SRRS), sociodemographic and other relevant clinical factors were collected. Results: A third of the subjects presented after a current suicide attempt. Significant factors for a current suicide attempt were race, religion, recent life-event changes, suicidal ideation, and alcohol use disorder. Independent predictive risk factors for a current suicide attempt were Chinese race, recent marital separation, major mortgage or loans, and being newly diagnosed with depression. Any recent change in personal habits was shown to be a protective factor against current suicide attempt. Age and gender were nonsignificant factors. Conclusions: The findings are generally consistent with existing studies and highlight the role of psychosocial risk factors.

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