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Homicide between Inpatients in a Mental Institution Ward

Department of Psychiatric Sciences and, Medical Psychology, Università "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy

George B. Palermo

Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Medical Psychology, Università "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy

Mario Manfredi

Department of Neurological Sciences, Viale dell'Università 30, Università "La Sapienza", 00185 Roma, Italy

Although violence in psychiatric hospital wards is of increasing concern, homicide is a rare event. Among the exceptions is a chronic schizophrenic patient, who murdered a fellow demented inpatient. Overcrowding, staff organization, and poor compliance with therapy are among the known risk factors for violence occurring in this case. A further precipitating circumstance was a period of legal uncertainty in Italy owing to a change in the law.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 37, No. 4, 331-337 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X9303700406


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