Citation

Rogers P, Gray NS, Williams T, Kitchiner N. J. Trauma. Stress 2000; 13(3): 511-519.

Affiliation

Caswell Clinic, Glanrhyd Hospital, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, United Kingdom. rogerspe@cardiff.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1023/A:1007793510239

PMID

10948490

Abstract

Studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have predominantly focused on victims of trauma. Some studies have examined the after-effects of a person's own violent actions in combat or police situations. However, there is a sparsity of literature examining the development of PTSD in convicted perpetrators of violent crime, and there is no literature concerning the treatment of PTSD in such perpetrators. This single-case study presents the outcome of behavioral treatment in one case in which the patient had PTSD consequential to being a perpetrator of manslaughter. The theoretical implications of this case are briefly discussed.

Language: en