Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures

Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures

Filicide has always remained a mystery in forensic psychiatry because of its complex medico-legal factors. In this report, we present a case of filicide in Kashmir where a woman killed her two children and later committed suicide. The case is reported within the context of mental health provision in...

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Main Authors: Sheikh Shoib, S.M. Yasir Arafat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Forensic Science International: Mind and Law
Subjects:
Filicide
Suicide
Kashmir
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666353820300333
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spelling doaj-88de233f5a1c436fb72d94f5ebf6d1e12020-12-21T04:49:19ZengElsevierForensic Science International: Mind and Law2666-35382021-11-012100040Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measuresSheikh Shoib0S.M. Yasir Arafat1Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital (JLNMH), Rainawari, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190003, India; Corresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital (JLNMH), Rainawari, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190003, India.Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, 1340, BangladeshFilicide has always remained a mystery in forensic psychiatry because of its complex medico-legal factors. In this report, we present a case of filicide in Kashmir where a woman killed her two children and later committed suicide. The case is reported within the context of mental health provision in Kashmir and highlights the need for a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. Holistic prevention measures are discussed, along with the challenges of implementing these measures and the need for comprehensive liaisons between stakeholders.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666353820300333FilicideSuicideKashmir
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Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures
Forensic Science International: Mind and Law
Filicide
Suicide
Kashmir
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S.M. Yasir Arafat
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title Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures
title_short Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures
title_full Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures
title_fullStr Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures
title_full_unstemmed Filicide and extended suicide in Kashmir: A case report and calls for prevention measures
title_sort filicide and extended suicide in kashmir: a case report and calls for prevention measures
publisher Elsevier
series Forensic Science International: Mind and Law
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publishDate 2021-11-01
description Filicide has always remained a mystery in forensic psychiatry because of its complex medico-legal factors. In this report, we present a case of filicide in Kashmir where a woman killed her two children and later committed suicide. The case is reported within the context of mental health provision in Kashmir and highlights the need for a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. Holistic prevention measures are discussed, along with the challenges of implementing these measures and the need for comprehensive liaisons between stakeholders.
topic Filicide
Suicide
Kashmir
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