speaker and author
psychiatry
detection of lone actor violence
extreme overvalued beliefs are relished, amplified and defended by the possessor of the belief and may carry out violent behavior in its service.
extreme overvalued beliefs
cognitive drivers of lone actor violence
- Misclassification of diagnosis is common: Unabomber, Anders Breivik, and John Hinckley, Jr. were all diagnosed with “schizophrenia.” Dr. Rahman believes that they were driven by extreme overvalued beliefs.
- Obsession, delusion and extreme overvalued belief are cognitive drivers of psychopathology and are often misused as motives seen in acts of violence
- Research has identified proximal and distal indicators of lone actor violence
- Predatory vs Affective Violence, Lone actor terrorists are often calm and collect when they harm others
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Dr. Rahman and his colleagues are developing new tools to detect lone actor violence. The views expressed in this website by are his personal views and do not represent the views or opinions of Washington University in St. Louis.
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