@article{ref1,
title="Homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims",
journal="American journal of health behavior",
year="2013",
author="Logan, Joseph E. and Walsh, Sabrina and Patel, Nimeshkumar and Hall, Jeffrey E.",
volume="37",
number="4",
pages="531-542",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To describe homicide-followed-by-suicide incidents involving child victims METHODS: Using 2003-2009 National Violent Death Reporting System data, we characterized 129 incidents based on victim and perpetrator demographic information, their relationships, the weapons/mechanisms involved, and the perpetrators' health and stress-related circumstances. RESULTS: These incidents accounted for 188 child deaths; 69% were under 11 years old, and 58% were killed with a firearm. Approximately 76% of perpetrators were males, and 75% were parents/caregivers. Eighty-one percent of incidents with paternal perpetrators and 59% with maternal perpetrators were preceded by parental discord. Fifty-two percent of incidents with maternal perpetrators were associated with maternal psychiatric problems. CONCLUSIONS: Strategies that resolve parental conflicts rationally and facilitate detection and treatment of parental mental conditions might help prevention efforts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1087-3244",
doi="10.5993/AJHB.37.4.11",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.37.4.11"
}