TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Homicide followed by the offender's suicide in northern Sweden
JO  - Nordic journal of psychiatry
A1  - Lindqvist, P.
A1  - Gustafsson, L.
SP  - 17
EP  - 24
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
N2  - As part of a larger study of all homicides in northern Sweden during 1970-81 (n==156) this paper analyses those 16 cases of homicide that were followed by the offender's suicide. Two women and 14 men killed 22 victims. Most killings were related to a long-standing problematic marital situation with anticipated or manifest separation. Five of the offenders probably had a major mental disorder, and five were drug abusers. Most acts seemed to serve the purpose of regaining control of a deteriorating relationship, whereas the other cases concerned offenders facing increasing social pressure for other reasons. The literature on the subject shows that the dominant features of cases of homicide-suicide are similar regardless of time period and culture in study. © 1995 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0803-9488
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08039489509011879
ID  - ref1
ER  -