Ugasvaree Subramaney, Nashia Minty, Chad M Himlok, Damilola Adetiba, Hamza Ahmed, Elouise Barnard, Yolanda R Mahachi, Koketso Selekana, Jenna R Smith, Samantha Iyaloo
BACKGROUND: Trauma experiences, particularly in childhood, have been associated with criminality and mental illness. There is a paucity of research into the crime of murder, trauma and mental illness. AIM: This research study focused on state patients charged with murder and sought to determine associations with prior trauma experiences, and specific types of traumas (sexual, physical and emotional). SETTING: The study was conducted at a forensic psychiatric hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa...
2024: South African Journal of Psychiatry: SAJP