Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Suicidal behavior among Finnish fire setters

E Repo1, M Virkkunen, R Rawlings

  • 1Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Lapinlahdentie, Finland.

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Psychopathy and the posterior hippocampus.

Behavioural brain research·2001
Same author

Forensic psychiatric organization in Finland.

International journal of law and psychiatry·2001
Same author

Specific binding and laterality of human extrastriatal dopamine D2/D3 receptors in late onset type 1 alcoholic patients.

Neuroscience letters·2000
Same author

A volumetric MRI study of the hippocampus in type 1 and 2 alcoholism.

Behavioural brain research·2000
Same author

Dopamine transporter and D2-receptor density in late-onset alcoholism.

Psychopharmacology·2000
Same author

Role of the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism in anxiety-related traits.

Archives of general psychiatry·1998

Fire setters with a history of suicide attempts often have mood disorders or a father with alcoholism. Non-lethal slashing among fire setters predicts serious suicidality.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Psychopathology
  • Suicidology

Background:

  • Fire setting is a complex behavior with a high incidence of suicidality.
  • Understanding the psychobiological factors contributing to suicidal behavior in fire setters is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate histories of suicide attempts and slashing among Finnish fire setters.
  • To compare fire setters with and without suicide attempts and slashing using demographic, diagnostic, and biological variables.

Main Methods:

  • Medical and criminal records of 304 fire setters were analyzed.
  • Variables examined included psychiatric diagnoses, family history (alcoholism, criminality), and motive for fire setting.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Major mood disorders, father's alcoholism, and suicidal motive (self-immolation) were linked to suicide attempts.
  • Paternal violent alcoholism, father's criminality, and suicidal motive were linked to slashing.
  • Non-lethal slashing predicted serious suicidality in fire setters.

    • Conclusions:

    • Psychiatric diagnoses and family history in fire setters are associated with suicidality similarly to patients with mood and substance abuse disorders.
    • Fire setters offer a unique model for studying the psychobiology of suicidal behaviors due to their high incidence of suicidality.