@article{ref1,
title="Filicide-suicide: case series and review of the literature",
journal="American journal of forensic medicine and pathology",
year="2015",
author="Shields, Lisa B. E. and Rolf, Cristin M. and Goolsby, Mary E. and Hunsaker, John C.",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="210-215",
abstract="Homicide-suicides or &quot;dyadic deaths&quot; refer to a homicide followed by the suicide of the perpetrator within 1 week of the homicide. A unique subset is filicide-suicide: a parent kills his/her child before committing suicide. Shooting is the preferred method for both the homicide and suicide. The perpetrator has depression in most cases.We present 3 cases of filicide-suicide. In case 1, a divorced mother with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder shot her son and herself. In case 2, a father shot his son and himself while involved in a child-custody dispute. In case 3, a father, experiencing a divorce and financial difficulties, and his daughter with Angelman syndrome succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning.The forensic pathologist should be aware of the psychosocial dynamics that interplay in filicide-suicide. Diligent attention to a parent's life stressors may aid in determining risk factors for filicide-suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0195-7910",
doi="10.1097/PAF.0000000000000173",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000173"
}