In this paper, we comprehensively review characteristics of adult firesetters, and the
etiological features of firesetting. In particular, we pay attention to contemporary research …

Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are
spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms …

Fire setting behaviour has devastating consequences and a significant number of adults
who set fires have intellectual disabilities and/or autism. However, there has been no …

Offenders, Deviants or Patients? provides a practical approach to understanding both the
social context and treatment of mentally disordered offenders. Taking into account the …

Background As pyromania is a rare diagnosis with questionable validity, we aimed to
describe a forensic psychiatric population of arson recidivists. Methods The medical records …

Purpose: This research investigated, for the first time, the presence of fire-related scripts and
expertise in males who have set deliberate fires. Method: One hundred and twenty-seven …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, comorbidity, and rates
of mental health service utilization of fire-setters in the general population. Method: A face-to …

Background Contrasting views exist over the association of intellectual disability (ID) and
criminal offending. This nationwide study attempts to shed further light to expand …

Objective: This study investigated whether a group of firesetters (n= 68) could be
distinguished, psychologically, from a matched group of non-firesetting offenders (n= 68) …

Background This report describes a cognitive behavioural group intervention for women with
mild and borderline intellectual disabilities detained in a secure hospital setting because of …