TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Homicide-suicide in the elderly: Why do caragivers kill partners with Alzheimer's disease and then kill themselves?
JO  - Psiquiatría biológica (Barcelona, Spain)
A1  - Hernández-Viadel, M.
A1  - Guillem-Miralles, J.L.
A1  - Pérez-Prieto, J.F.
A1  - Leal-Cercós, C.
SP  - 30
EP  - 34
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - The negative consequences of caring for relatives with dementia have been well documented. However, data are lacking about violence involving caregivers, usually spouses, who kill the patient and sometimes attempt or commit suicide. In the present article we review this topic, in which depression in the perpetrator, usually a man, plays an important role.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 1134-5934
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1134-5934(06)75335-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -