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Dennis Rader (BTK) | Obsessive-Compulsive Killer | Mental Health & Personality

Dr. Todd Grande
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This video answers the questions: Can I analyze the Dennis Rader case (aka BTK)? What are the mental health and personality factors at work in this case? Dennis Rader was a serial killer who was active from 1974 to 1991 in and around Wichita Kansas. Support Dr. Grande on Patreon:   / drgrande   American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author. Williams, D. J. (2017). Mephitic projects: a forensic leisure science analysis of the BTK serial murders. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 28(1), 24–37. Lynes, A., & Wilson, D. (2015). Driving, Pseudo-reality and the BTK: A Case Study. Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling, 12(3), 267–284. Bartels, R., & Parsons, C. (2009). The Social Construction of a Serial Killer. Feminism & Psychology, 19(2), 267–280. doi:10.1177/0959353509102224 Simons, E. B. (2005). Forensic Computer Investigation Brings Notorious Serial Killer BTK to Justice. Forensic Examiner, 14(4), 55–57 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... https://www.kansas.com/news/special-r... https://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/7... http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%2... ...more
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Dennis Rader (BTK) | Obsessive-Compulsive Killer | Mental Health & Personality
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2020Apr 26
This video answers the questions: Can I analyze the Dennis Rader case (aka BTK)? What are the mental health and personality factors at work in this case? Dennis Rader was a serial killer who was active from 1974 to 1991 in and around Wichita Kansas. Support Dr. Grande on Patreon:   / drgrande   American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author. Williams, D. J. (2017). Mephitic projects: a forensic leisure science analysis of the BTK serial murders. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 28(1), 24–37. Lynes, A., & Wilson, D. (2015). Driving, Pseudo-reality and the BTK: A Case Study. Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling, 12(3), 267–284. Bartels, R., & Parsons, C. (2009). The Social Construction of a Serial Killer. Feminism & Psychology, 19(2), 267–280. doi:10.1177/0959353509102224 Simons, E. B. (2005). Forensic Computer Investigation Brings Notorious Serial Killer BTK to Justice. Forensic Examiner, 14(4), 55–57 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... https://www.kansas.com/news/special-r... https://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/7... http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%2...
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