Citation

Willemsen J, Declercq F, Markey S, Verhaeghe P. Clin. Soc. Work J. 2007; 35(4): 215-221.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10615-007-0128-y

PMID

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Abstract

The scarce empirical research into maternal filicide-suicide has resulted in a number of merely descriptive risk factors (depression, suicidality and psychosis) for the offender. The aim of this paper is to highlight the interaction amongst these risk factors via a case study of a woman who survived a filicide-suicide. We come to the conclusion that in order to better understand and prevent this type of crime, clinical social workers and other mental health professionals should take into account affect dysregulation as opposed to focusing merely on descriptive characteristics. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Maternal; Borderline personality disorder; Filicide; Affect regulation