Citation

Eytan A, Paoloni-Giacobino A, Thorens G, Eugster N, Graf I. Int. J. Psychiatry Med. 2002; 32(4): 395-399.

Affiliation

Geneva University Hospitals, Department of Psychiatry, Hôpital Cantonal, Unité UPHA-5DL, Switzerland. Ariel.Eytan@hcuge.ch

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12779188

Abstract

This is a report on a male patient with a previous history of psychotic disorder who was arrested for arson. During the following hospitalization in a psychiatric unit, a genetic syndrome, namely Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY), was diagnosed. The association between firesetting behavior and Klinefelter syndrome is reviewed, and the underlying explanatory hypothesis is discussed.

Language: en