Murder-suicide: A review of the recent literature

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-376

  Eliason, Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Idaho Department of Health and Welfare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; OFFENDER; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; VICTIM; WEAPON; ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350492759     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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