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[Malignant narcissism and sexual homicide--exemplified by the Jack Unterweger case].
Arch Kriminol. 1999 Jul-Aug; 204(1-2):1-11.AK

Abstract

With the syndrome of malignant narcissism, which is characterised by narcissistic personality disorder, anti-social behaviour, sadism and a marked tendency to paranoid reactions, Kernberg (1985, 1996) describes an independent form of pathological narcissism. According to Stone (1996) this is found in many mass-murderers and serial killers. On the basis of the example of Jack Unterweger the connection between malignant narcissism and sexual offence is discussed as to psychodynamic development, personality structure and psychopathology. Unterweger, who was convicted to lifelong imprisonment in 1976 for sadistic sexual murder, became a wellknown writer in prison and was released prematurely in 1990 as the Austria case of successful rehabilitation. As stated in the sentence passed against him he killed 11 prostitutes in Europe and the USA within the next 18 months, but never pleaded guilty. Psychiatric examination revealed numerous elements of malignant narcissism and the constellation of his development and life was typical of serial offenders.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Haller R
Krankenhaus Maria Ebene.

MeSH

Antisocial Personality DisorderHomicideHumansMalePersonality DevelopmentPersonality DisordersRisk FactorsSadismSex Offenses

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article

Language

ger

PubMed ID

10489586

Citation

Haller, R. "[Malignant Narcissism and Sexual Homicide--exemplified By the Jack Unterweger Case]." Archiv Fur Kriminologie, vol. 204, no. 1-2, 1999, pp. 1-11.
Haller R. [Malignant narcissism and sexual homicide--exemplified by the Jack Unterweger case]. Arch Kriminol. 1999;204(1-2):1-11.
Haller, R. (1999). [Malignant narcissism and sexual homicide--exemplified by the Jack Unterweger case]. Archiv Fur Kriminologie, 204(1-2), 1-11.
Haller R. [Malignant Narcissism and Sexual Homicide--exemplified By the Jack Unterweger Case]. Arch Kriminol. 1999 Jul-Aug;204(1-2):1-11. PubMed PMID: 10489586.
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