Fine S, Louie D
Am J Psychiatry. 1979 Apr;136(4A):433-5.
In an attempt to find out what was being done for juvenile firesetters in their metropolitan community the authors reviewed the records of the local fire marshal, juvenile court, and psychiatric clinic. They found that the various agencies involved with 69 juveniles over a 3-year period were unable to coordinate their efforts and were largely unsuccessful in controlling the firesetting. Because the families of firesetters seem to have many other social problems, the authors recommend early inpatient assessment and possible referral to foster homes or residential treatment settings for juvenile firesetters.
为了弄清楚在他们所在的大都市社区里针对青少年纵火者采取了哪些措施，作者查阅了当地消防队长、少年法庭和精神病诊所的记录。他们发现，在三年时间里涉及69名青少年的各个机构无法协调彼此的工作，在控制纵火行为方面基本上没有成功。由于纵火者的家庭似乎还有许多其他社会问题，作者建议对青少年纵火者尽早进行住院评估，并可能将其转介到寄养家庭或住院治疗机构。
