Child murder and gender differences - a nationwide register-based study of filicide offenders in two European countries

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 637-648

  Putkonen, Hanna ^a   Amon, Sabine ^b   Eronen, Markku ^a   Klier, Claudia M ^c   Almiron, Maria P ^d   Cederwall, Jenny Y ^e   Weizmann Henelius, Ghitta ^a  

^a VANHA VAASA HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child murder; Filicide; Gender; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; DEPRESSION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATHER; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

EID: 77958551820     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789941003721050     Document Type: Article

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