RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Commentary: Addressing Suicidality in the Treatment of Parricidal Offenders
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 221
OP 222
VO 38
IS 2
A1 Marc Hillbrand
YR 2010
UL http://jaapl.org/content/38/2/221.abstract
AB The high rate of suicides among parricidal offenders has important treatment implications. It suggests that the assessment and management of the risks of suicide and of interpersonal violence need to be conducted in an integrative fashion. It highlights the role of hopelessness and despair in parricidal acts and the need to target these for treatment, ideally by combining group and individual psychotherapy.