Homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims
Logan, Joseph E.
Homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims Joseph E. Logan, Sabrina Walsh, Nimeshkumar Patel and Jeffrey E. Hall - 2013 - American Journal of Health Behavior .
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2013, 37(4): 531-542
Objectives: To describe homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims
Methods: Using 2003–2009 National Violent Death Reporting System data, we characterized 129 incidents based on victim and perpetrator demographic information, their relationships, the weapons/mechanisms involved, and the perpetrators’ health and stress-related circumstances.
Results: These incidents accounted for 188 child deaths; 69% were under 11 years old, and 58% were killed with a firearm. Approximately 76% of perpetrators were males, and 75% were parents/caregivers. Eighty-one percent of incidents with paternal perpetrators and 59% with maternal perpetrators were preceded by parental discord. Fifty-two percent of incidents with maternal perpetrators were associated with maternal psychiatric problems.
Conclusions: Strategies that resolve parental conflicts rationally and facilitate detection and treatment of parental mental conditions might help prevention efforts. (Authors' abstract). Record #6545
CHILD HOMICIDE
CHILDREN
DATA ANALYSIS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FILICIDE
HOMICIDE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
MEN
MENTAL HEALTH
PERPETRATORS
PREVENTION
SEPARATION
SUICIDE
WOMEN
UNITED STATES
Homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims Joseph E. Logan, Sabrina Walsh, Nimeshkumar Patel and Jeffrey E. Hall - 2013 - American Journal of Health Behavior .
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2013, 37(4): 531-542
Objectives: To describe homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims
Methods: Using 2003–2009 National Violent Death Reporting System data, we characterized 129 incidents based on victim and perpetrator demographic information, their relationships, the weapons/mechanisms involved, and the perpetrators’ health and stress-related circumstances.
Results: These incidents accounted for 188 child deaths; 69% were under 11 years old, and 58% were killed with a firearm. Approximately 76% of perpetrators were males, and 75% were parents/caregivers. Eighty-one percent of incidents with paternal perpetrators and 59% with maternal perpetrators were preceded by parental discord. Fifty-two percent of incidents with maternal perpetrators were associated with maternal psychiatric problems.
Conclusions: Strategies that resolve parental conflicts rationally and facilitate detection and treatment of parental mental conditions might help prevention efforts. (Authors' abstract). Record #6545
CHILD HOMICIDE
CHILDREN
DATA ANALYSIS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FILICIDE
HOMICIDE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
MEN
MENTAL HEALTH
PERPETRATORS
PREVENTION
SEPARATION
SUICIDE
WOMEN
UNITED STATES