Klinefelter syndrome and fire setting behaviors: a case report and scoping review

Article Article scientifique Article Klinefelter syndrome and fire setting behaviors: a case report and scoping review eng 2024-01-30 author D'imperio Ambra Department of Psychiatry, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 947331 author Saccaro Luigi Francesco Department of Psychiatry, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland author Lo Jonathan Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate, Brooklyn, New York, USA author Mavromati Maria Service of endocrinology, diabetology, nutrition and patient education, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 810886 author Jantzi Camille 0009-0005-4147-7862 Department of Psychiatry, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 934150 Institut de médecine légale (COLEG) 191-205 10.1080/14789949.2024.2307330 1478-9949 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14789949.2024.2307330 This scoping literature review explores the correlation of a behavioral alteration commonly found in people with Klinefelter syndrome (KS), specifically fire setting. KS is the most common sex chromosome aneuploidy, presenting with a heterogeneous pattern of neuropsychiatric disorders. Several studies have specifically described fire-setting behavior in KS. A scoping literature review on KS and fire-setting behavior was conducted, consulting electronic databases. The research extended from 1988 to December 2023 and was limited to the English language. Finally, described is the experience of a young man who was diagnosed with KS and who presented with incendiary behavior despite having no psychiatric history. This article aims to investigate potential gaps in knowledge on this topic, considering its implications in the forensic field. Summarizing the review of literary sources,13 relevant case reports are included. No other reviews on this topic in forensic psychiatry were found. This search helped in assessing criminal liability in a similar case discussed in 2022. Given the further progress in forensic psychiatry, there is an incentive to better understand whether plausible triggers or a preliminary psychopathological predisposition for antisocial traits, for committing arsons, or even to develop a proper psychiatric issue, such as pyromania, might be found in KS. Klinefelter syndrome Fire setting behavior Forensic assessment Criminal responsibility Dewey 616.89 Dewey 616 Dewey 614.1 67 Institut de médecine légale 22A2 56 Département de médecine 221 60 Département de psychiatrie 225 false The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology 35 2 7144eb9a-473d-43d3-a1a2-00e49ba35c2f Article (Published version) Public Klinefelter_syndrome_and_fire_setti1.pdf 362974 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 f46e24fe968bf18adf1afef5ae876b50f4f3df3ade5ec1edc4f48c6526b1e68d openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine légale Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de psychiatrie

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