@article{ref1,
title="Murder-suicide: Bridging the gap between mass murder, amok, and suicide",
journal="Journal of aggression, conflict and peace research",
year="2015",
author="Hagan, C.R. and Podlogar, M.C. and Joiner, T.E.",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="179-186",
abstract="PURPOSE - The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on mass murder and amok, and the relationship of these phenomena to murder-suicide as well as to determine future research directions. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH - Research literature on mass murder, amok, and murder-suicide was reviewed in the context of recent developments in the understanding of suicide, aggressive behavior, and psychiatric diagnostics. <br><br>FINDINGS - Amok, typically viewed as a culture-bound disorder, occurs throughout the world and is best characterized as mass murder, similar to school shootings. Additionally, the phenomenon of mass murder may be best understood as a form of murder-suicide, related to the phenomenon of suicide-by-cop. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE - This paper provides a review of the literature on murder-suicide, mass murder, and amok spanning over 110 years in the context of modern psychological research, new insights into the possible motivations of those who &quot;run amok&quot; and commit mass murder and provides future research directions for this important phenomenon. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1759-6599",
doi="10.1108/JACPR-07-2014-0132",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JACPR-07-2014-0132"
}