Wright et al classified interpersonal stalking based on a number of features.
Ways to classify the stalker:
(1) delusional vs nondelusional
(2) level of organization
(3) domestic vs nondomestic
(4) motive
Domestic stalker include:
(1) ex-boy or girl friend
(2) ex-spouse
(3) family
Motives include:
(1) infatuation
(2) possession (ownership) and need to control
(3) revenge (anger, retaliation)
(4) other
(5) unknown
The stalking incident can be classified as to outcome (suicide, court, psychiatric, etc).
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Specialty: Clinical Laboratory, Psychiatry
