Murder-suicide: A reaction to interpersonal crises

被引:27
作者
Haines, Janet [2 ]
Williams, Christopher L. [2 ]
Lester, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Richard Stockton Coll New Jersey, Psychol Program, Pomona, NJ 08240 USA
[2] Univ Tasmania, Sch Psychol, Hobart, Tas 70001, Australia
关键词
Murder; Suicide; Murder-suicide; HOMICIDE-SUICIDE; OFFENDERS SUICIDE; DYADIC DEATH; PSYCHOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; SWEDEN; QUEBEC;
D O I
10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.036
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
The aim of this study was to examine the nature of homicide-suicides and determine the ways in which they differ from suicides without the perpetration of homicide in terms of their demographic characteristics, suicide, medical and psychiatric history, their psychological state leading up to the suicide, and their motives for their suicidal behavior. Cases of homicide-suicide from a 20-year period were extracted from the Coroner's inquest files and were matched to suicide-only cases on the basis of age and sex. The characteristics that predominantly distinguished the homicide-suicides were based on psychological state leading up to the act and motive for the act. It is proposed that homicide-suicides may be better understood within an expressive homicide framework. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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