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EPA-0415 – Cannibalism, Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

J. Senninger  and
A. Senninger
J. Senninger
Affiliation:
Centre hospitalier Spécialisé-Unité, Pour Malades Difficiles- Sarreguemines, Sarreguemines, France
A. Senninger
Affiliation:
Criminologie - Nancy, Faculté de Droit, Sarreguemines, France

Abstract

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The study of eight cases of cannibalism committed by schizophrenic patients revealed that the victims are often people from the family circle. The authors of this crime develop clinically mystical or persecution delusions. Especially, in five cases, acting out has been made under the influence of psychoactive substances including four cases of cannabis use. The nature of the possible link between cannabis use and cannibalism among schizophrenic patients is studied. The legal implications of this link are analyzed. More generally, the social safety cannabis use is questioned.

Type
P13 - Forensic Psychiatry
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 29 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry , 2014 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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