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Can you provide details as to what, from a medical standpoint, might be wrong with Arwin Meiwes?
Arwin Meiwes killed and ate a man he met on the internet.
The victim, Jürgen Brandes, answered his ad looking for "a well-built 18 to 30-year-old to be slaughtered and then consumed"
Bio of Armin Meiwes
Wikipedia -Arwin Meiwes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ylE5NXR3I0
The victim, Jürgen Brandes, answered his ad looking for "a well-built 18 to 30-year-old to be slaughtered and then consumed"
Bio of Armin Meiwes
Wikipedia -Arwin Meiwes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ylE5NXR3I0
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From a medical standpoint, there is nothing wrong with Armin Meiwes; that is, his cannibalism wasn't the result of some structural, functional, or chemical disturbance in his body (as far as can be determined at the present time). His cannibalistic tendencies are a product of his mind, as were those of his willing partner/victim, and their particular fetish is shared by others. (And yes, it was consensual, as documented by the videotape Meiwes made of the encounter. Furthermore, several other people answered Meiwes' ad, decided not to go through with it, and were allowed to leave.)
Vorarephilia (often shortened to "vore") is a fetish or paraphilia in which the idea of eating another person, or being consumed, or watching the process, causes sexual arousal. As with just about anything else humans can think of, there is a thriving online community of like-minded individuals; however, it is uncommon enough not to have warranted a psychiatric diagnosis of its own. The closest DSM-IV-TR diagnosis would be "paraphilia not otherwise specified."
Vorarephilia (often shortened to "vore") is a fetish or paraphilia in which the idea of eating another person, or being consumed, or watching the process, causes sexual arousal. As with just about anything else humans can think of, there is a thriving online community of like-minded individuals; however, it is uncommon enough not to have warranted a psychiatric diagnosis of its own. The closest DSM-IV-TR diagnosis would be "paraphilia not otherwise specified."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorarephilia
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2515/eat-or-be-eaten
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia#Clinical_views
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorarephilia
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2515/eat-or-be-eaten
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia#Clinical_views
voted helpful: buddawiggi
Psychologists and Psychiatrists agreed that Meiwes had no thought disorder, so he was not psychotic.
He clearly had bizarre beliefs and/or fetishes but showed planning prior to the event and remorse after.
Medically, you would class him in the broad section of "Personality Disorder" but it is not a satisfying diagnosis. If wanting to catogorize, do not get drawn into faux diagnosis from psychologists, stick to the ICD 10 guidelines.
Sometimes we cannot find a box to pigeon hole someone into.
Paddy
He clearly had bizarre beliefs and/or fetishes but showed planning prior to the event and remorse after.
Medically, you would class him in the broad section of "Personality Disorder" but it is not a satisfying diagnosis. If wanting to catogorize, do not get drawn into faux diagnosis from psychologists, stick to the ICD 10 guidelines.
Sometimes we cannot find a box to pigeon hole someone into.
Paddy
voted helpful: buddawiggi
Meiwes had a fetish, not disorder. The facts are that he ran an ad for someone with a similar fetish, and they both fulfilled fantasies. Although, we may find it disturbing, to those two, it was not anything out of the normal box.
"Meiwes has admitted what he has done, and expressed regret for his actions. He added he wanted to write a book of his life story with the aim of deterring anyone who wants to follow his steps. Websites dedicated to Meiwes have appeared, with people advertising for willing victims. "They should go for treatment, so it doesn't escalate like it did with me," said Meiwes. He believes there are about 800 "cannibals" in Germany."
It is indeed odd, but so are many fetishes out there. Again, what one may find completely outrageous, another may pleasantly indulge in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes
"Meiwes has admitted what he has done, and expressed regret for his actions. He added he wanted to write a book of his life story with the aim of deterring anyone who wants to follow his steps. Websites dedicated to Meiwes have appeared, with people advertising for willing victims. "They should go for treatment, so it doesn't escalate like it did with me," said Meiwes. He believes there are about 800 "cannibals" in Germany."
It is indeed odd, but so are many fetishes out there. Again, what one may find completely outrageous, another may pleasantly indulge in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armin_Meiwes
voted helpful: buddawiggi, cypheron
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