Robertas Veršinskas, Gediminas Žukauskas, Jurgita Marmaitė-Gaulienė Abstract Behavioural disorder in various groups of people often appears independently from human will and can be caused by chemistry or genetics. Many studies show that depression related to changes in serotonergic system. It confirms and people tendency towards depression brain studies after their death [12]. Other cause of…
Jan F. Terelak Abstract This theoretical paper aims at assessing scientific status of the notion of ‘norm’ in clinical psychology and psychiatry. The author analyses methodological consequences of three models of the norms that function in social sciences: (a) quantitative (statistical), (b) cultural (qualitative), (c) theoretical (ideological), and three models functioning in clinical psychology and…
Rytis Leonavičius, Virginija Adomaitienė, Viktorija Marcinkevičienė Abstract Compulsive buying has been described for over 100 years; however, more exhaustive world research in this area takes only some 20 years. This disorder is seldom diagnosed in Lithuania, so we have lack of data about the prevalence of peculiarities of it. The aim of this study was…
Vaiva Martinkienė Abstract Arson is major source of property damage, injury and death in many countries. Firesetting recidivism rates have varied widely in the literature. Mentally disodered firestters have higher rates of reccurens of firesetting than nonmentally disodred firesetters. Arson recidivists psychiatric disorders appear to be heterogeneous and include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder substance abuse, personality…
Jolanta Navickienė Abstract Lithuanian social science discourse on the subjective quality of life (subjective well-being) analysis is not yet sufficiently developed. In this field the theoretical concepts are poor, and studies not disclose the reality of the quality of life of disabled and socially vulnerable groups. The subjective quality of life (well-being) is characterized by…
Jolanta Didžiokienė, Ramunė Drazdauskienė Abstract The article analysis social, motivational and diagnostical aspects of violation on sexual autonomy and inviolability committed by the persons who were examined in Utena forensic psychiatric department in the year 2001-2010. The prime motive of sexual violence is libido satisfaction by choosing casual victims who were nearby. The study analysis…
Vida Kilikevičienė, Ieva Viltrakytė Abstract This research is based on the material and data related to the expertise work implemented at the Children and Adolescents Psychiatry Unit of the State Forensic Psychiatry Service during two year period. It focuses on the complex forensic psychiatric-psychological expertises of children who were victims of the sexual crimes, and…
Konstantinas Daškevičius, Jelena Marcinkevičienė, Vilma Joneliūkštienė, Gediminas Žukauskas Abstract The authors analyse sociopsychological characteristics, indicators of mental disorders and their impact on criminal sexual activities of defendants examined by Lithuanian National Forensic Psychiatric Service in 17 years. Irresponsibility was established only in 7% (of the total sample N =787), most of the cases diagnozed as…
