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Who commits patricide?

S Singhal1, A Dutta

  • 1Greaves Hall Hospital, Banks, Southport, Merseyside, UK.

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
|July 1, 1990
PubMed
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Men who committed patricide often experienced cruel relationships with punitive fathers, unlike control patients. This study explores the psychological factors behind patricide in individuals with schizophrenia or personality disorders.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Patricide, the act of killing one's father, is a rare but significant crime.
  • Understanding the psychological profiles of individuals who commit patricide is crucial for forensic and clinical settings.
  • Previous research has explored familial relationships in violent offenders, but specific focus on patricide is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the paternal and maternal relationship dynamics in men charged with patricide.
  • To compare the family environment of patricide offenders with schizophrenic patients who have not committed crimes.
  • To explore potential differences in parental attitudes and behaviors as perceived by offenders and controls.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative study design.

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  • Inclusion of 10 men charged with patricide (including 2 with matricide) and 10 control schizophrenic patients.
  • Utilized the EMBU (Egna Minnen av Barndoms Uppfostran) inventory to assess recalled parental rearing behaviors.

    • Main Results:

    • Patricide patients reported more punitive, shaming, and overinvolved/tolerant maternal relationships compared to controls.
    • Fathers of patricide patients were perceived as more punitive and shaming than fathers of control patients.
    • A sense of relief, rather than remorse, was commonly reported post-patricide among offenders, contrasting with controls' positive parental descriptions.

    Conclusions:

    • The study suggests a correlation between specific adverse paternal and maternal relationship patterns and patricide.
    • Individuals committing patricide may exhibit distinct familial relationship experiences compared to non-offending psychiatric patients.
    • Findings highlight the importance of early life experiences and parental dynamics in the etiology of severe familial violence.