Child Firesetters: A Clinical Investigation

Jacobson, R. R.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1985.tb00589.x

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“…Previous researchers (e.g., Forehand et al 1991;Jacobson 1985;Kolko et al 1985;Patterson 1982;Stickle and Blechman 2002) have argued that juvenile firesetters and other antisocial youths fall along the same continuum of disordered conduct, but with firesetters typically being at the upper extreme of this behavioral continuum. The present findings are consistent with this conceptualization, and extend it to include one specific aspect of cognitive functioning.…”

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The Pictorial Fire Stroop: A Measure of Processing Bias for Fire-Related Stimuli

Gallagher-Duffy¹,

MacKay

Duffy

et al. 2009

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Fire interest is a risk factor for firesetting. This study tested whether a fire-specific emotional Stroop task can effectively measure an information-processing bias for fire-related stimuli. Clinic-referred and nonreferred adolescents (aged 13-16 years) completed a pictorial "Fire Stroop," as well as a self-report fire interest questionnaire and several control tasks. Results showed (a) comparatively greater fire-specific attentional bias among referred adolescent firesetters, (b) a negative relationship between Fire Stroop attentional bias and self-reported fire interest, and (c) positive correspondence between Fire Stroop attentional bias and self-reported firesetting frequency. These findings suggest that instruments that measure an automatic bias for fire-specific stimuli may usefully supplement self-report measures in the assessment and understanding of firesetting behavior.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

The Pictorial Fire Stroop: A Measure of Processing Bias for Fire-Related Stimuli

Gallagher-Duffy¹,

MacKay

Duffy

et al. 2009

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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“…There are very few community sample studies of firesetting, which is understandable since it is illegal and thus likely to be kept secret. The majority of epidemiological studies have focused on pyromania in childhood and adolescence and have reported the prevalence to be between 2.4% [40] and 3.5% [41, 42] (Table 1). In addition, several lines of evidence indicate that adolescent boys may be at higher risk for firesetting than adolescent girls [43, 44].…”

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Epidemiologic and clinical updates on impulse control disorders: a critical review

Dell’Osso

Altamura

Allen

et al. 2006

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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“…Furthermore, the child was very young for a fire-setter. In a clinical investigation of 104 child fire-setters, Jacobsen (1985) found that less than 3% of children in their sample were younger than 5 years old. The presence of these atypical features provide indirect support for a relationship between the behavior change and the thyrotoxieosis factitia.…”

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Aggressive Behavior and Fire-Setting in a 4-Year-Old Boy Associated with Ingestion of Ground Beef Contaminated with Bovine Thyroid Tissue: A Case Report and Review of Neuropsychiatrie Findings in Pediatric Thyrotoxicosis

Bhatara¹,

McMillin²,

Kummer³

1995

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

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An epidemic of thyrotoxieosis in 1984-1985 was traced to the ingestion of ground beef that was contaminated by bovine thyroid tissue in the tri-state area of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. This article describes a case of possible thyrotoxicosis-induced violent aggressiveness and firesetting in a 4-year-old boy affected by this epidemic. Although psychosocial factors were initially considered primary, dietary factors eventually proven to be etiologic. This child showed spontaneous decreases in violent behavior during two admissions to a hospital (where thyroid-laced beef was not available) and recurrences with returning home (where he ate contaminated ground beef). A literature review on neuropsychiatrie manifestations of pédiatrie thyrotoxieosis revealed that thyrotoxieosis in children may present with subtle symptoms (new onset of ADHD, drop in school grades) or overt neuropsychiatrie disorders (anxiety, mood, cognitive or psychotic disorders). However, the literature did not appear to have revealed previous reports of violent aggressiveness or firesetting in children. Our case suggests that thyrotoxieosis is able to induce or exacerbate behavioral deterioration, including marked aggressivity, in susceptible children. Clinicians should watch for thyrotoxieosis, which may occur without thyroid disease for a variety of reasons. Delayed treatment can result in enduring physical, cognitive, and emotional disturbances.

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Child Firesetters: A Clinical Investigation

Cited by 48 publications

References 27 publications

The Pictorial Fire Stroop: A Measure of Processing Bias for Fire-Related Stimuli

The Pictorial Fire Stroop: A Measure of Processing Bias for Fire-Related Stimuli

Epidemiologic and clinical updates on impulse control disorders: a critical review

Aggressive Behavior and Fire-Setting in a 4-Year-Old Boy Associated with Ingestion of Ground Beef Contaminated with Bovine Thyroid Tissue: A Case Report and Review of Neuropsychiatrie Findings in Pediatric Thyrotoxicosis

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