@article{ref1,
title="Homicide-Suicide in the Netherlands",
journal="Homicide studies",
year="2009",
author="Liem, M. and Postulart, M. and Nieuwbeerta, P.",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="99-123",
abstract="Homicides followed by the suicide of the perpetrator are a rare yet very serious form of interpersonal violence that occurs mainly in partnerships and families. No systematic research on homicide-suicide has ever been conducted in the Netherlands. This study provides an overview of the international homicide-suicide literature. Additionally, this article describes, for the first time, the incidence and patterns of homicide-suicide in the Netherlands and compares these to homicides not followed by suicide. To do so, an existing record containing all homicide cases in the Netherlands in the period 1992-2006 was used. Additional information on homicide-suicide events was retrieved through newspaper analysis. A total of 135 people died in 103 events. Homicide-suicide occurs with an annual incidence of 0.07 to 0.02 per 100,000 persons per year. People who commit homicide-suicide cannot be easily equated to those accused of other types of homicide.<p />",
language="",
issn="1088-7679",
doi="10.1177/1088767908330833",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767908330833"
}