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Jun 1, 2016 · Homicidal thoughts can be triggered by a number of circumstances, events and feelings—sexual jealousy, betrayal, rejection by a loved one, a work dispute, public humiliation, or revenge. On rare...
Homicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about homicide. There is a range of homicidal thoughts which spans from vague ideas of revenge to detailed and fully formulated plans without the act itself.
Sep 1, 1998 · A patient who is homicidal because of a delusional belief or a command hallucination is at high risk, and that risk is unlikely to be contained within the time available in the psychiatric emergency service.
- Ole J. Thienhaus, Melissa Piasecki
- 1998
May 1, 2007 · Compiling and documenting all this data helps arrive at a diagnosis and support the appropriate intervention. In this case, everything pointed to an absence of major mental illness, the possible presence of personality issues, and an overall impression of malingering with low psychiatric acuity.
Jan 1, 2005 · The authors examine the circumstances in which the revelation of violent fantasies to a mental health professional may trigger a duty to warn or protect third parties. Legal cases in which violent fantasies were considered in the context of assessing potential dangerousness are reviewed.
By the early twentieth century, homicidal mania—and its brethren, homicidal tendency and homicidal impulse—had surpassed puerperal insanity, brain injuries, and epilepsy to rank only behind delusion and melancholia as the most frequently cited grounds supporting a diagnosis of severe mental impairment.
Aug 12, 2019 · Homicide is the most serious and costly criminal offense and better forensic and criminological understanding of homicidal ideation as a potential psychobehavioral precursor to homicidal conduct is critical.
