Gray Matter Alterations and Symptom Severity in Forensic Psychiatric Patients: An Exploratory VBM Study
These findings highlight structural brain alterations associated with psychotic symptomatology and should serve as a starting point for future research exploring the neural changes associated of pathological social behavior in mentally ill persons who committed violent crimes.
Authors
- Maddalena Boccia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2044-8326)
- Stefano Ferracuti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1150-1460)
- Marco Fiorelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0235-0146)
- Maria Giulia Tullo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2327-2063)
- Paola Frati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0358-7965)
- Gaia Cartocci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5493-9975)
- Vittorio Fineschi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1686-3236)
- Francesca Caramia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-1282)
- Pieritalo Maria Pompili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2222-115X)
Institutions
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Fondazione Santa Lucia (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/npr2.70070
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00