Offenders in a silent world: hearing impairment and deafness in relation to criminality, incompetence, and insanity.
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A prelingually deaf man developed a brief reactive psychosis that was influenced by sociocultural, community, and interpersonal conflicts. Resolution of symptoms followed interventions that addressed all areas of conflict.
Sex offenders are common among deaf criminals seen for psychiatric evaluation. This has previously been attributed to discretionary handling of deaf criminals within the criminal justice system. The author presents the case of a deaf sex offender which illustrates discretionary handling, but which also suggests altered psychosexual development. He then discusses several characteristics in the development and lives of deaf people that may contribute to an altered psychosexual development and an increase likelihood of committing sex offenses.
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