TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Homicide-suicide. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics. Illustration regarding a clinical case
JO  - l'Information Psychiatrique
A1  - Morali, A.
A1  - Baratta, A.
SP  - 321
EP  - 328
VL  - 87
IS  - 4
N2  - The homicidesuicide is defined as any murder (or attempted murder) followed by suicide (or suicide) within 24 hours. The incidence of actually committing suicide following a murder is rare and does vary from simple to double depending on the country concerned. However, it is important that this type of medico-legal complication is known to the psychiatrist. Underlying psychiatric disorders are often present, including all the related consequences in terms of therapeutic treatment but also expertise. The homicide-suicide has its own particular characteristics, distinguishing the phenomenon of homicides and suicides. Initially we present a review of the literature on the key data of known homicide-suicide. In a second stage we present an original case report, involving a patient suffering from a paranoid personality involved in sensitive transition to the act of suicide.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0020-0204
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/ipe.2011.0778
ID  - ref1
ER  -