Is parricide a stable phenomenon? An analysis of parricide offenders in a forensic hospital

Introduction: Previous research has shown that severe mental illness is prevalent among parricide offenders. Objective: To investigate sociodemographic and psychiatric characteristics, killing methods and criminal background of parricide offenders admitted into a forensic inpatient mental health fac...

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Main Authors: Lisieux Elaine de Borba-Telles, Patrícia Rivoire Menelli-Goldfeld, Alcina Juliana Soares-Barros, Henderson Eduarth Schwengber, Vivian Peres-Day, Gabriela de Moraes-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-01-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/58829