Behav. Sci. Law
 1999
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0798(199910/12)17:4<495::aid-bsl361>3.0.co;2-6
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Deaf murderers: clinical and forensic issues

McCay Vernon1,
Annie G. Steinberg2,
Louise A. Montoya3
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“…This trend might be attributed to the age distribution of homicide offenders. A study by Vernon et al (1999) compared 27 deaf murderers with the national profile of murderers in the United States, revealing that a majority (82%) of the deaf murderers were aged between 17 and 34 years, closely mirroring the proportion in the national sample (76%). This suggests that younger adults with HL are more commonly implicated in homicide cases.…”
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confidence: 99%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
“…This trend might be attributed to the age distribution of homicide offenders. A study by Vernon et al (1999) compared 27 deaf murderers with the national profile of murderers in the United States, revealing that a majority (82%) of the deaf murderers were aged between 17 and 34 years, closely mirroring the proportion in the national sample (76%). This suggests that younger adults with HL are more commonly implicated in homicide cases.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
“…Most adult offenders have not completed high school (Rogers et al, 2007), so it's possible that DHH offenders would have lower levels of education compared to non-offending DHH individuals. In a survey of 28 DHH individuals convicted of murder, Vernon et al (1999) found that 16 of these individuals were either uneducated in English literacy or completely illiterate. Some of these individuals were also not fluent in sign language, which could cause the Miranda warning to be nearly incomprehensible regardless of their presentation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
“…43 Trauma exposure should also be considered in the work-up and management of forensic Deaf patients, who may have a higher rate of foster care placement and associated neglect or abuse. 44 Although the evidence base for treatment of forensic Deaf patients is limited, it appears that this group has a higher prevalence of language deprivation and dysfluency and thus poses legal conundrums regarding their ability to understand their rights and to participate in the judicial process. 45 The clinician presented with such patients, who may be brought to the ED for medical clearance out of special consideration for their deafness, even when no psychiatric history is known or suggested, can assist the legal process by refraining from overly rapid definitive diagnosis and by creating a complete differential diagnosis.…”
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confidence: 90%
Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.
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