Slavkin M L
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, USA.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2000 May;38(5):6-17. doi: 10.3928/0279-3695-20000501-04.
With the number of juvenile firesetters growing each year and the amount of psychological and financial damage they create, it is essential that clinical professionals are aware of the characteristics surrounding juveniles who set fires. This study had two primary purposes: to educate nurses and mental health practitioners about the etiology and treatment of juvenile firesetters and to discuss a number of exploratory predictors, including age, gender, aggression, internalizing behaviors, level of deviancy, family dynamics, and sociability. Certain individual and environmental characteristics relate to varying levels of damage caused by the fire and the presence or absence of recidivistic behaviors. Firesetters are a group widely seen in the general population but not often identified or studied by clinical professionals. Therefore, this article has implications for the clinical practice of nurse practitioners and others who come into contact with this clinical population.
随着青少年纵火者的数量逐年增加，以及他们造成的心理和经济损害，临床专业人员了解与纵火青少年相关的特征至关重要。本研究有两个主要目的：向护士和心理健康从业者传授青少年纵火者的病因及治疗方法，并讨论一些探索性预测因素，包括年龄、性别、攻击性、内化行为、偏差程度、家庭动态和社交能力。某些个体和环境特征与火灾造成的不同程度损害以及复发性行为的有无相关。纵火者是普通人群中广泛存在的群体，但临床专业人员并不经常识别或研究他们。因此，本文对执业护士和其他接触这一临床群体的人员的临床实践具有启示意义。
