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Alternative Title:
Am J Health Behav
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.37.4.11
Personal Author:
Logan, Joseph E. ; Walsh, Sabrina ; Patel, Nimeshkumar ; Hall, Jeffrey E.
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Description:
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.


Subject:
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Adolescent Adult Aged Age Factors Article Cause Of Death Child Child, Preschool Crime Victims Family Health Female Homicide Humans Incidence Male Mental Disorders Middle Aged Population Surveillance Sex Characteristics Suicide
Source:
Am J Health Behav. 37(4):531-542.
Pubmed ID:
23985234
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4699178
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:4679a4cd6971919c174f7a40f83da96980b3e3a4cfa111b894df72a98cfc3c5f
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37228/cdc_37228_DS1.pdf
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