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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Ritual Homicide During Dissociative Trance Disorder

Stefano Ferracuti

Dipartimento di Scienze Psichiatriche e Medicina Psicologica, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy

Maria Civita DeMarco

Dipartimento di Scienze Psichiatriche e Medicina Psicologica, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy

A case report is described of a man who developed a single period of recurrent episodes of dissociative trance disorder (DTD) during a family stress. The cultural environment was permeated by thoughts and beliefs in magic. During one trance state, the man performed an exorcism on the 6-month-old baby of his brother-in-law, and the baby died from cerebral hemorrhage. In the 5-year follow-up, no other episodes of DTD developed, and the man is serving an 18-year sentence.

Key Words: dissociative trance disorder • homicide • family relationships • child abuse • insanity defence • cultural psychiatry

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 1, 59-64 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03257516
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