Herrera-Hernández E, Marván L, Saavedra M, Contreras C M
Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología, Universidad Veracruzana, México.
Acta Psiquiatr Psicol Am Lat. 1993 Mar;39(1):53-7.
Whether the active subject of rape possesses a particular personality trait is a much debated matter. It is an accepted fact that a small amount of rapists fall into the sadistic diagnostic category. Other psychopatologic traits likely to identify a rapist are, however, unknown. The present study was carried over at a jail near the city of Xalapa (Veracruz) Mexico. Hamilton, IDARE, and Zung scales, in their modified Spanish version were applied to a sample of imprisoned adult rapists. Compared to their control group (men serving sentences for other felonies), rapists scored higher in anxiety, and depression scales. In the light of these results, it is suggested that some rapists are likely to be anxious-depressive subjects that, after having "acquired" a sociopathic repertoire, offend other people in conditions of indefensiveness, contrary to depressive subjects who aggress themselves.
强奸的实施者是否具有某种特定的人格特质是一个备受争议的问题。少量强奸犯属于虐待狂诊断类别，这是一个公认的事实。然而，其他可能识别强奸犯的精神病理特征尚不清楚。本研究在墨西哥韦拉克鲁斯州哈拉帕市附近的一所监狱进行。汉密尔顿量表、IDARE量表和zung量表的西班牙语修订版被应用于成年男性强奸犯样本。与对照组（因其他重罪服刑的男性）相比，强奸犯在焦虑和抑郁量表上得分更高。根据这些结果，有人认为一些强奸犯可能是焦虑抑郁的个体，他们在“习得”反社会行为模式后，会在他人毫无防备的情况下侵犯他人，这与那些自我攻击的抑郁个体相反。
