Intimate Partner Homicide Suicide: a Mini-Review of the Literature (2012–2018)

Zeppegno, Patrizia; Gramaglia, Carla; Marco, S. Di; Guerriero, C.; Consol, Cristiana; Loreti, Lucia; Martelli, María; Marangon, Debora; Carli, Vladimir; Sarchiapone, Marco

doi:10.1007/s11920-019-0995-2

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“…This study's findings are generally consistent with previous research on firearms (Cooper & Smith, 2011;Petrosky et al, 2017;Smith, Fowler, & Niolon, 2014) as well as research indicating that men are more likely to use firearms and women are more likely to use knives to kill an intimate partner (Szalewski, Huff-Corzine, & Reckdenwald, 2019). It should also be noted that homicidesuicides, multiple and mass murders committed in the context of IPV are more likely than single homicide incidents to involve firearms (Zeoli, 2018;Zeppegno et al, 2019). In this study, 56.4% of intimate partner femicides were committed by a spouse/ex-spouse, whereas men killed by an intimate partner were killed by a spouse/ex-spouse in 36.7% of cases.…”

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Can Justice System Interventions Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide? An Analysis of Rates of Help Seeking Prior to Fatality

Koppa

Messing

2019

J Interpers Violence

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When women are killed, they are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than anyone else, and a substantial number of women who are killed by an intimate were abused by that intimate partner before their death. The proportion of men killed by an intimate partner is much lower and prior research indicates that male intimate partner homicide victims are likely to abuse their partners prior to their deaths. However, limited research has examined the criminal and civil justice help seeking of intimate partner homicide victims. This study examines administrative data from one large urban police jurisdiction to understand rates of help seeking by homicide victims in the 1 to 3 years prior to the homicide. Over 4 years (2010-2014), 197 women and 776 men were killed. The proportion of women killed by an intimate or ex-intimate partner was 39.6%, and the proportion of men killed by an intimate or ex-intimate partner was 3.9%. Police had been in contact with the victim of intimate partner femicides for a domestic violence complaint in 91% of cases in the 3 years prior to the femicide (44.9% resulted in arrest), with an average of 6.2 visits per contacted victim. Among male intimate partner homicide victims, 73.3% had been the complainant on a domestic violence case (38.1% resulted in arrest). Few (<10%) victims sought protection orders before the homicide. Over the 3 years prior to their deaths, 36.7% of male homicide victims and 9.0% of femicide victims had been the suspect in a domestic violence case. Results indicate high rates of engagement of police officers with intimate partner homicide victims before their deaths, and highlight the opportunity for homicide prevention through integration of risk assessment (to identify high-risk cases) and enhanced criminal justice and social service interventions in high-risk cases.

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Can Justice System Interventions Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide? An Analysis of Rates of Help Seeking Prior to Fatality

Koppa

Messing

2019

J Interpers Violence

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“…Gun was the choice of weapon for both homicide and suicide in a sample of men who were employed primarily as armed security personnel or unskilled laborers. The frequent reports of gun use, particularly by armed security personnel, to murder a spouse/partner (1, 6) have prompted researchers to suggest policies that focus on effective firearm regulations to address homicide-suicide (4).…”

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“…IPHS is a challenge facing most health systems. Research examining its magnitude has found rates ranging from 0.01 – 1.7 per 100 000 (3, 4) and suggests it may be higher in countries with high homicide rates (3). Most published data on the topic are epidemiological, highlighting risk factor identification (3).…”

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“…It proposes a multifactorial explanation of causes including individual, relationship, community, and societal factors (7). Psychological explanations for IPHS have focused either on the homicide as the primary event with suicide as a subsequent response, or on suicide as the primary motive with the homicide making it easier to commit suicide (4, 8). Models of attachment theory and loss have also provided a psychological framework for understanding these violent acts in intimate relationships.…”

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Archival data review of intimate partner homicide-suicide in Jamaica, 2007 – 2017: focus on mental health and community response

Pottinger¹,

Bailey²,

Passard³

2017

Rev Panam Salud Publica

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Objective. To identify social and behavioral patterns and mental health concerns associated with intimate partner homicide-suicide (IPHS) in Jamaica through an analysis of media and police reports. Methods. This was an archival data review of police records and print, radio, and television reports of IPHS incidents from January 2007-June 2017 in Jamaica. The 27 cases found were qualitatively analyzed using pre-identified codes and open coding to generate themes and patterns. Results. A prevalence rate of 0.1 per 100 000 was determined. In all cases, males were the homicide-offender. Sociodemographic patterns associated with IPHS incidents-age, personality traits, choice of weapon, and time of occurrence-were consistent with previous findings. Common triggers were offender obsession, sexual jealousy, and fear of separation. Despite reports of mental health concerns in both male and female partners, neither the couples nor community members sought help prior to the homicide-suicide. Conclusion. These findings demand a change in cultural attitudes toward domestic disputes and mental health concerns, and a redefining of the community's responsibility in IPHS. The warning signs associated with IPHS should be part of existing violence and suicide prevention programs.

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“…In older age there is a high risk of unrecognized and untreated psychiatric illnesses [6,7]. In particular, depression is the most common disorder and the most important risk factor associated with late life suicide [3,8,9,10].…”

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Rational Suicide in Late Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2019

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Background and Objectives: The complex concept of rational suicide, defined as a well-thought-out decision to die by an individual who is mentally competent, is even more controversial in the case of older adults. Materials and Methods: With the aim of better understanding the concept of rational suicide in older adults, we performed a systematic review of the literature, searching PubMed and Scopus databases and eventually including 23 published studies. Results: The main related topics emerging from the papers were: depression, self-determination, mental competence; physicians’ and population’s perspectives; approach to rational suicide; ageism; slippery slope. Conclusions: Despite contrasting positions and inconsistencies of the studies, the need to carefully investigate and address the expression of suicidal thoughts in older adults, as well as behaviours suggesting “silent” suicidal attitudes, clearly emerges, even in those situations where there is no diagnosable mental disorder. While premature conclusions about the “rationality” of patients’ decision to die should be avoided, the possibility of rational suicide cannot be precluded.

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Intimate Partner Homicide Suicide: a Mini-Review of the Literature (2012–2018)

Cited by 44 publications

References 61 publications

Can Justice System Interventions Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide? An Analysis of Rates of Help Seeking Prior to Fatality

Can Justice System Interventions Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide? An Analysis of Rates of Help Seeking Prior to Fatality

Archival data review of intimate partner homicide-suicide in Jamaica, 2007 – 2017: focus on mental health and community response

Rational Suicide in Late Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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