Homicide and depression

analysis of a group of depressive subjects, perpetrators of attempted or consummated homicide

Authors

  • Ernesto Calvanese
  • Giorgio Cavallari

Keywords:

Depression, Homicide, Imputability, Dangerousness, Forensic psychiatry

Abstract

The article analyzes a group of depressive subjects who perpetrated attempted or consummated homicide, submitted to psychiatric examination between 1975 and 1989. The methodology used is the quantitative and qualitative research of thirty examinations, with diagnostic classification by DSM III-R and criminodynamic typology. The exposition covers the literature on depression and homicide, data analysis, typological hypotheses, imputability and social dangerousness. The investigation concludes that major depression strongly interferes with imputability and that social dangerousness is concentrated in cases with psychotic traits.

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Published

1999-07-01

How to Cite

CALVANESE, Ernesto; CAVALLARI, Giorgio. Homicide and depression: analysis of a group of depressive subjects, perpetrators of attempted or consummated homicide. Brazilian Journal of Criminal Science, São Paulo, v. 27, n. 27, p. 49–62, 1999. Disponível em: https://publicacoes.ibccrim.org.br/index.php/RBCCRIM/article/view/3868. Acesso em: 20 oct. 2026.

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