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Methods of killing employed by psychotic parricides
1Centre de recherche, Institut Philippe Pinel de Montréal, Québec, Canada. marleauj@videotron.ca
Psychological Reports
|December 3, 2003
Abstract:
Lewis, et al. in 1998 showed that psychotic women are more likely to use a weapon than nonpsychotic women to kill their children. This study presents data concerning psychotic parricide. Analysis indicated that a higher percentage used a weapon (81% versus 36%) than psychotic filicide. Reasons for this difference are discussed.