Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Characteristics of Parricide Offenders with Schizophrenia in Korea

Abstract

ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the personality characteristics in parricide offenders, by using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test, which is commonly used in clinical medicine.MethodsA total of 73 parricide offenders with schizophrenia who were admitted to National Forensic Hospital in Gongju city between September 2014 and February 2015, and 104 comparison schizophrenia patients who had been admitted to Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan city the same hospital, completed the Korean version of the MMPI.ResultsThe parricide offender group showed significantly higher on L, F, Hs, Hy and Pd than the comparison group. The result of the regression analysis indicated that Pd and Si significantly increased the odd ratio of the sexual offender group by 2.77 times and 0.32 times, respectively (p=0.029 and p=0.023). The offenders of parricide may have developed the following characteristics: hypochondriasis, hysteria and psychopathic deviate.ConclusionThese results suggested that the psychopatholgy in the offenders of parricide might be different, compared to the control group.

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“…Parricide consists of the act of killing one's own father (patricide), mother (matricide), foster parents, or adoptive parents. 2 Abnormal family relationships (which can be extremely severe or overly protective) or psychiatric problems (such as schizophrenia and dependent personality disorder) are more often found in parricides than in other criminal offenders. Evidence suggests that positive symptoms in the context of psychotic illness, such as delusions and hallucinations, 3,4 are related to violent behavior, and that paranoid delusions were the most common symptom associated with parricide in schizophrenic patients.…”

“…The risk of this specific crime increases if an underlying psychiatric disorder has not been properly treated. 2 It is important to stress that the majority of mentally ill patients, including severe cases, are neither dangerous nor a threat to others, and that persons with mental illness are responsible for only a small proportion of violent crimes. 5 The emergence of negative feelings such as impotence, frustration, and agitation 6 can lead to aggression and crimes within the household during this pandemic.…”

“…Parricide consists of the act of killing one’s own father (patricide), mother (matricide), foster parents, or adoptive parents. 2 …”

“…The risk of this specific crime increases if an underlying psychiatric disorder has not been properly treated. 2 …”