Dr. Yamini D has completed M.B.B.S. and M.D. in Psychiatry from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) and has over 9 years of experience (post-MD)in the field including her term as Assistant Professor at NIMHANS. She has completed her fellowship in Psychosexual Medicine (JSS University). Her areas of interest include trauma, suicide, autism spectrum disorders and child sexual abuse (Child Psychiatry), Psychosexual Medicine, Psychotherapy (trauma informed, emotional focussed), Sports Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry. She has a fellowship in Psychosexual Medicine (JSS University of Higher education and Research, Mysore). She is pursuing International Training in Berlin Dissexuality Therapy (BEDIT) with an aim to prevent Child Sexual Abuse and to work in identifying and planning interventions with potential offenders (Sexual Criminality). She is a thoughtful practitioner, participates in clinical dialogues through presentations/symposia at various national and International Psychiatry conferences and has scientific papers to her credit.
1 Media features across the field of sexual health
1+ Journals published
Dr. Yamini- A case series of five individuals with asperger syndrome and sexual criminality
Dr. Yamini Devendran
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders has increased in recent years and so has the focus on high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome. A subset of Asperger individuals appears to have a propensity to engage in acts of violence, particularly sexual crimes, which may best be attributed to the core features of their pathology such as “mind-blindness” and paucity of central coherence. This paper is an account on five such cases encountered in our hospital for whom various assessments were done including Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, intelligence quotient assessment by Binet Kamat test of intelligence, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Ritvo Asperger's and Autism Diagnostic Scale, and Gillberg's criteria for diagnosis. These cases gained legal attention and “undeserved” outcomes. By drawing parallels from other countries, a few suggestions have been highlighted in the paper that can be considered to discard glaring deficits in the criminal law system in India in this context.
