Even though this article was written in 1998 it still an extremely informative piece that is full of information from some of the top experts on stalking. Dr. Meloy is just one of many experts in the field that are quoted in this article.
”Stalkers tend to have both — a mental illness and a personality disorder,” Dr. Meloy, a psychiatrist affiliated with the University of California at San Diego, said in an interview. ”And those who stalk strangers are more likely to be psychotic than those who stalk prior sexual intimates. The latter are more likely to be drug or alcohol abusers with a dependency personality disorder.”
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