Homicidal behavior in schizotypical disorder. A case presentation

Homicidal behavior in schizotypical disorder. A case presentation

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Introduction: Schizotypical disorder appears at very early ages as a general pattern of social and interpersonal deficit; eccentric behavior; reduced capacity to maintain personal relations; and cognitive distortions, which are psychologically inexplicable.Objective: To establish the medico-legal implications in a case of schizotypical personality disorder that committed homicide.Case presentation: A 22 years old individual, single, without beer button down shirts for men children, technician, without history of mental disorders who is studied by Forensic Psychiatry because he attacked his maternal grandfather with a knife, which caused his death.Psychiatric examination was done; the Impulsiveness Scale was applied; and an here enlectroencephalogram (EEG) and a psychological evaluation were carried out, which included Bender, Machover, and Rorschach tests.The evaluating staff made the diagnosis of Schizotypical disorder, without mental derangement.

Conclusions: Schizotypical disorder is not a frequent diagnosis in Psychiatry.When it is involved in criminal behaviors, they occur in isolation and they are usually related to attacks to other persons.It is a determinant condition of semi-imputability or imputability.Prison system is not recommended.Keywords: schizotypical disorder, Psychiatric Study, Forensic Psychiatry, violence, homicide, imputability.