Citation

Leveillee S, Doyon L, Cantinotti M. Encephale (1974) 2019; 45(1): 34-39.

Vernacular Title

Évolution dans le temps du filicide-suicide masculin au Québec.

Affiliation

Département de psychologie, université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, G9A 5H7 Québec, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Masson Editeur)

DOI

10.1016/j.encep.2017.10.007

PMID

29277241

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to specify the number of male filicide-suicide committed in the province of Quebec between 1997 and 2012, and to evaluate whether there has been an increase in the number of male filicide-suicide according to the period studied and the type of motivation to commit the crime.

METHOD: The data cover all officially registered male filicides committed in the province of Quebec from 1997 to 2012, against youths under 18 years old. A total of 50 cases were divided by five years spans starting in 1997 and analyzed using the Grille d'analyse multidimensionnelle de l'homicide intrafamilial.

RESULTS: The results show that among the 50 male filicides committed between 1997 and 2012, 13 of these were followed by the aggressor's suicide. Also, the likelihood of suicide committed as a result of filicide is higher among individuals who committed filicide between 2007 and 2012 and who were motivated by marital separation, compared to filicides committed between 1997 and 2001 motivated by another reason. In particular, the majority of perpetrators of filicide committed between 2007 and 2012, motivated by marital separation, committed suicide as a result of the act of committing, compared to individuals who were motivated by another reason for the same period.

CONCLUSIONS: On one hand, the present study demonstrates the importance of considering self-destruction and, more specifically, the suicide of these individuals. On the other hand, our study emphasizes the importance of considering the type of motivation to commit filicide, including spousal separation, which is an element of understanding specific to male filicide-suicide.

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Language: fr

Keywords

Autodestruction; Filicide; Filicide-suicide; Suicide