RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Associated with a Psychotic State Resulting in Multiple Murders
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 613
OP 616
VO 23
IS 4
A1 Ghahramani, Mahmood
A1 Gooriah, Vinobha
YR 1995
UL http://jaapl.org/content/23/4/613.abstract
AB A 28-year-old, ambitious, academically successful Asian man with a zeal for hard work develops infectious mononucleosis and its resultant lethargy and fatigue. He becomes depressed, then develops symptoms of mania before turning floridly psychotic. In his psychotic state he develops grandiose delusions about being the second son of God after Christ and takes it upon himself to rid the world of all evil by defeating the anti-Christ. He kills four people and seriously injures a fifth. He is arrested and found not guilty by reason of insanity. He remains a diagnostic puzzle for a long time before starting to respond to neuroleptic medication.