Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate

[摘要] Edited by Susan Hatters Friedman, MD. New York: Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry; 2019. 196 pp. $42.50.familicidefamily murderhomicideFamily Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate, a publication from the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry's Committee on Law and Psychiatry, is a comprehensive analysis of the different types of murder within families. Each chapter begins with a high-profile media case to draw the reader in, which serves as the starting point to consider each different category of family murder. From the cases, the psychiatric understanding of each category of family murder is discussed, incorporating research data. The chapters are organized similarly, with sections on epidemiology, motivations, unique assessment needs, and prevention. A forensic psychiatrist with expertise on the particular subject matter writes each chapter. The book flows from what is known from data and experience regarding forensic and clinical evaluations to a larger conceptualization of the topic, and to the ultimate goal of prevention.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] familicide;family murder;homicide