Journal Published Online: 01 January 1974
Volume 19, Issue 1

Sexual Aberrance in Male Adolescents Manifesting a Behavioral Triad Considered Predictive of Extreme Violence: Some Clinical Observations

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

He who lights a fire during the day will wet his bed that night. (German and Mexican-Spanish proverb) The wisdom of the proverb makers continues to pique our interest as the subtle inter-relationship among the triad of enuresis, fire-setting, and animal cruelty is observed. Elsewhere the authors have reviewed the literature on these behaviors and new clinical evidence concerning the validity and meaning of this predictor is offered [1]. The present paper is limited to a discussion of sexually aberrant behavior, particularly from a developmental point of view, in six male adolescents who manifest the triad.

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Wax, DE
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich
Haddox, VG
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Law and Behavioral Science, Los Angeles, Calif
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Stock #: JFS10076J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10076J