Journal Published Online: 01 January 1979
Volume 24, Issue 1

Enuresis, Firesetting, and Cruelty to Animals: The Significance of Two Thirds of This Triad

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

The familiar childhood behavioral triad of persistent enuresis, firesetting, and cruelty to animals has been suggested as a predictor of dangerously aggressive acts at a later age [1]. These studies, which support an association between these triadic elements and assaultive behaviors, involve only subjects who have already been identified as “dangerous” or “antisocial.” How then does the incidence of a partial or complete triad in an aggressive population compare with that of a nonaggressive population? What is the significance of a single element of the triad or of two out of three elements? Finally, is there a sex-related difference in the significance of a partial or complete triad?

Author Information

Felthous, AR
The Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kans
Bernard, H
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and University Health Service, Rochester, N.Y.
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Stock #: JFS10815J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10815J