Forensic Topics
Common Topics
PARAPHILIA: Asphyxiophilia
Asphyxiation as a paraphilia.
PARAPHILIA: BDSM
Understanding BDSM as a paraphilia.
PATHOLOGY: Hypochondriasis, Somatic Symptom Disorder, and Illness Anxiety Disorder
The new hypochondriasis – Somatic Symptom Disorder and Illness Anxiety Disorder
PATHOLOGY: Paranoia and Violence
Paranoia’s relationship to violence.
PATHOLOGY: Parkinson’s Disease and Paranoia
Paranoia as a complication with Parkinson’s.
PATHOLOGY: Social Anxiety Disorder
The DSM-5 description of Social Anxiety Disorder.
PERSONALITY: Antisocial Personality and Violence
Antisocial personality relationship to violence.
PERSONALITY: Antisocial Personality Disorder
Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder.
PERSONALITY: Avoidant Personality Disorder
The DSM-5 description of Avoidant Personality Disorder.
PERSONALITY: Dependent Personality Disorder
Review of Dependent Personality Disorder.
PERSONALITY: Psychopathy vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Explaining the distinction between vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder.
PTSD and Substance Abuse
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual – version 5 (DSM-5) cautions that “Individuals with PTSD are 80% more likely than those without PTSD to have symptoms that meet diagnostic criteria for at least one other mental disorder (e.g., depressive, bipolar, anxiety, …
PTSD: Delayed Onset
Delayed onset in PTSD.
PTSD: DSM-5 Definition
PTSD and the DSM-5 definition for diagnosis.
PTSD: General Features
General overview of PTSD.
PTSD: Malingering
Malingered PTSD.
PTSD: Memory
PTSD’s impact on memory.
PTSD: Violence
PTSD’s relationship to violence.
SEX OFFENSE: Age and Perpetration
Age and Sex Offense/Violent Offense The risk of sexual recidivism declines with advancing age. Actuarials which are not stratified underestimate risk for younger offenders and overestimate risk for older offenders. Recent research (n = 9,305) underscores the importance of using …
SEX OFFENSE: Anogenital Injury
Anogenital injury related to sexual assault.
SEX OFFENSE: Arousal Habituation
Arousal habituation’s relationship to pornography compulsions and sex crimes.
SEX OFFENSE: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sex Offense
Autism Spectrum Disorder and sexual inappropriate behaviors.
SEX OFFENSE: Automatism
Automatism’s possible implications is sex offense and crimes of violence.
SEX OFFENSE: Butner Study Critique
A critique of a often cited, very poorly done study regarding online offender’s history of contact offenses.