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S Seidenbecher1,2, C Steinmetz1, A-M Möller-Leimkühler3
1Salus Institut, Salus gGmbH, Seepark 5, 39116, Magdeburg, Deutschland.
Der Nervenarzt
|March 30, 2020
Summary
Terrorists
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Criminology
- Sociology
Background:
- Terrorism, an extreme form of violence, is underrepresented in psychiatric research.
- The mental health of terrorists is a recurring question after attacks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the multidimensional causes of terrorism, focusing on perpetrators' psychopathology.
- To analyze historical and recent terrorism trends.
Main Methods:
- Literature search across PubMed, SCOPUS, PsychInfo, and PsychARTICLES.
- Differentiation between lone and group terrorists.
Main Results:
- Lone terrorists exhibit higher rates of psychiatric disorders (psychotic, paranoid, affective).
- Group terrorists are less likely to have mental disorders; biographic, social, and ideological factors are more relevant.
- Terrorism is predominantly a male phenomenon.
Conclusions:
- Terrorism results from complex interactions of biographical, sociological, ideological, and psychopathological factors, varying between lone and group actors.
- Perpetrators often possess a pre-existing violent mentality, seeking ideologies to justify their actions.
- Psychiatry's role in prevention and early detection of terrorism is limited.
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