@article{ref1,
title="Advancing the prediction and prevention of murder-suicide",
journal="Journal of aggression, conflict and peace research",
year="2018",
author="Podlogar, M.C. and Gai, A.R. and Schneider, M. and Hagan, C.R. and Joiner, T.E.",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="223-234",
abstract="PURPOSE: The phenomenon of murder-suicide (aka. homicide-suicide) makes a sizeable impact on current public perceptions and policies regarding mental illness and risk for violence. However, within the past 25 years, our understanding of murder-suicide has remained relatively stable, and so has our relative inability to reliably predict and prevent it. The purpose of this paper is to propose pathways for furthering a cogent understanding of murder-suicide that may inform specific predictive and preventative practices. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Research literature regarding empirical and theoretical positions in the fields of murder-suicide, homicide, and suicide are reviewed and discussed. <br><br>FINDINGS: While murder-suicide has many similarities to both homicide and suicide, no current theories of either alone have been successful in fully incorporating the phenomenon of murder-suicide. Theories specific to murder-suicide as a unique form of violence are in need of further research. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Developing and empirically testing theories of murder-suicide may lead to a vast and needed improvement of our understanding, prediction, and prevention of these tragedies. © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1759-6599",
doi="10.1108/JACPR-08-2017-0309",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JACPR-08-2017-0309"
}