The third source I chose was a psychological evaluation of Jeffrey Dahmer from three different doctors. Its titled “The case of Jeffrey Dahmer: Sexual Serial Homicide from a Neuropsychiatric Development Perspective”.  I chose this source because it goes along with my research question and I thought it would be interesting to hear the different views on Jeffrey Dahmer from three different doctors. The audience of this evaluation is other researchers and or people interested in Dahmer’s psychological issues. The purpose of this evaluation is to inform readers of Dahmer’s issues. The Doctors have ethos because they are experts in the field and there is three of them. This evaluation focuses on the Asperger’s disorder, which the doctors think Dahmer had.

This Psychological evaluation is mainly for other psychological experts and/or people interested in what Dahmer was diagnosed with. The psychological evaluation starts off by explaining how serial killings have become a great interest in the modern western society. They explain how Jeffrey Dahmer has become an icon for many serial killers. The doctors look into Dahmer’s case and notice, “he suffered from a high-functioning autistic psychopathology, namely Asperger’s disorder-” (Silva, Ferrari, Leong 1). The doctors go in depth explaining how Dahmer could have had many different psychological disorder. Then they give an in depth review of Jeffrey Dahmer’s case. The doctors go through and explain when they think Dahmer started to develop these psychological disorders and when the violent thoughts began. The doctors discuss how Dahmer had a case of Asperger’s disorder, which they insinuate that it started in his childhood. They list several examples of Dahmer having Asperger’s, and explains how this disorder took over his life. In the evaluation there is a Asperger’s Disorder Criteria chart, on the left side of the chart is listed the different categories of the disorder. The doctors compare Dahmer to all of the categories; Dahmer matched almost every one of them. The doctors branch off and explain how Asperger’s is related to all of Dahmer’s different behaviors and tendencies. The argument of this source was to prove that Dahmer was living with many different psychological disorders that were untreated. The doctors did a great job explaining the Asperger’s Disorder and how Dahmer had pretty much all of the signs of this Disorder.

I believe everything that these three doctors have said, they are experts on psychological disorders, and they know what they are talking about. There is not one thing I doubted about this source, this source sound legitimate in every way. The doctors cited over a hundred and forty sources to support their evaluation. This makes their psychological evaluation credible and reliable.

This source is exactly what I needed to support my research question; it answers my question to a point. I learned what disorders Dahmer was suffering from and how the doctors proved he had these disorders. I also learned that Dahmer was suffering from many different disorders starting in his childhood cause by his parents’ issues and stress. This source plays a huge role in my research; it answers a lot of questions I had about Dahmer and directly answers my research question. This source is very valuable to me and it will help me out with further research. From my knowledge there is nothing missing that I need to take into consideration. After reading this evaluation I want to look more in depth into the psychological disorders Dahmer may have had. This source is made me wonder how Dahmer’s parents didn’t realize that Dahmer had something wrong with him. Were they in denial?

Work Cited

Silva, J.; Ferrari, Michelle; Leong, Gregory. “The Case of Jeffrey Dahmer: Sexual Serial Homicide from a Neuropsychiatric Developmental Perspective.” Journal of Forensic Science Nov. 2002 Vol. 46 No. 6. Murderpedia.com. Web. 29 Oct. 2013