Late-life homicide-suicide : a national case series in New Zealand Gary Cheung, Susan Hatters Friedman and Frederick Sundram
By: Cheung, Gary
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Contributor(s): Friedman, Susan Hatters | Sundram, Frederick.
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ArticleSeries: Psychogeriatrics.Publisher: Wiley, 2015Subject(s): FAMILY VIOLENCE | ABUSIVE MEN | DEPRESSION | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ELDER ABUSE | FILICIDE | GUNS | HEALTH | HOMICIDE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | MENTAL HEALTH | OLDER PEOPLE | RISK FACTORS | RURAL AREAS | SIBLING ABUSE | STATISTICS | SUICIDE | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | WEAPONS | DISABLED PEOPLE | PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES | PREVENTION | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Read the abstract
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Psychogeriatrics, 2015, 16: 76 - 81Summary: This study systematically reviewed coroners' records of late-life homicide-suicides in New Zealand. All closed cases with a suicide verdict (age 65+) over a five-year period (July 2007–December 2012) were reviewed. Of the 225 suicides, 4 cases of homicide-suicide were identified. Aspects such as intimate partner violence, filicide and siblicide related to these cases are discussed. Record #4652
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Psychogeriatrics, 2015, 16: 76 - 81
This study systematically reviewed coroners' records of late-life homicide-suicides in New Zealand. All closed cases with a suicide verdict (age 65+) over a five-year period (July 2007–December 2012) were reviewed. Of the 225 suicides, 4 cases of homicide-suicide were identified. Aspects such as intimate partner violence, filicide and siblicide related to these cases are discussed. Record #4652
