Refractory Homicidal Ideation in a Young Adult Male With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia.

Division

South Atlantic

Hospital

Orange Park Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

7-26-2024

Keywords

antisocial personality disorder, autism spectrum disorder and emotion, cluster b personality disorder, electroconvulsive therapy (ect), erotomania, homicidal, schizophrenia, treatment-resistant psychosis

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Mental Disorders | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology

Abstract

Persistent homicidal ideation (HI), while not common among psychiatric disorders, can occur within multiple diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. There is a growing global and national concern for homicide and homicide-related deaths. In this case report, we discuss refractory homicidal ideation in an 18-year-old male with the diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia and a history of Tourette's syndrome and highlight the interplay of comorbidities and challenges in effective management and treatment.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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