Citation

Hillbrand M. J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law 2010; 38(2): 221-222.

Affiliation

Connecticut Valley Hospital, PO Box 351, Middletown, CT 06457. marc.hillbrand@po.state.ct.us.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Publisher American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20542942

Abstract

The high rate of suicides among parricidal offenders has important treatment implications. It suggests that the assessment and management of the risks of suicide and of interpersonal violence need to be conducted in an integrative fashion. It highlights the role of hopelessness and despair in parricidal acts and the need to target these for treatment, ideally by combining group and individual psychotherapy.

Language: en