RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Diagnostic Patterns Among Three Violent Offender Types JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 411 OP 419 VO 23 IS 3 A1 Richard M. Yarvis YR 1995 UL http://jaapl.org/content/23/3/411.abstract AB The promulgation of effective prevention and treatment strategies for the complex behavioral acts that constitute rape and homicide awaits the availability of reliable etiological data, including diagnostic data. This article endeavors to enhance that database by providing a comparison of the diagnostic presentations of three offender groups—murderers, rapists, and rapists who murder their victims.