Profiling Overkill Cases Perpetrated by Individuals With Psychotic Illness: A Cross‐Sectional Study From Türkiye
The profile of overkill perpetrators with psychotic illness largely resembles that of people with psychosis who kill without excessive violence, but the identification of two distinct subgroups highlights important heterogeneity within this population. Given that the perpetrators had almost all been known to mental health services at some point, these findings should help focus assessments and guide risk management approaches, which, particularly for the domestic attacks, may include environmental strategies.
Authors
- Fatih Öncü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6448-7992)
- Yasin Hasan Balcıoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1336-1724)
- Muhammed Emin Boylu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8832-2650)
- Mehmet Doğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8806-0400)
- Hasan Gökçay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5720-1888)
- Ümit Haluk Yeşilkaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-1613)
- Rustem Dogan Uzlar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4443-0355)
- İpek İnci Kaya
- Abdullah Arslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-1730)
- Alperen Yildiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9418-1451)
- Busra Hacer Ermis
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital (TR)
- Sivas State Hospital (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Antalya IVF (TR)
- Ministry of Justice (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.70020
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00