TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - An examination of mental health, hostility, and typology in homicide offenders
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Brad, Curtis A.
A1  - Coupland, Richard B. A.
A1  - Olver, Mark E.
SP  - 323
EP  - 341
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - We examined the psychological characteristics of homicide offenders (n = 95) compared with incarcerated samples of rapists (n = 232) and generally violent men (n = 97) using the original Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), its Overcontrolled Hostility (O-H) scale, and the Buss Durkee Hostility Inventory (BDHI). Prominent MMPI elevations were found on scales 4 and 8 for each group. While general violent offenders had the highest BDHI scores, there were no differences among groups in O-H. Cluster analyses revealed a disordered and nondisordered homicide offender type. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed in light of extant findings with directions for applied homicide offender research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767914521416
ID  - ref1
ER  -