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Mental Illness in Homicide-Suicide: A Review

Paolo Roma, Floriana Pazzelli, Maurizio Pompili, David Lester, Paolo Girardi and Stefano Ferracuti
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2012, 40 (4) 462-468;
Paolo Roma
Dr. Roma is Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pompili is a researcher, Paolo Girardi is Professor, and Dr. Ferracuti is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. Dr. Pazzelli is a private practitioner, Rome, Italy. Dr. Lester is Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
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Floriana Pazzelli
Dr. Roma is Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pompili is a researcher, Paolo Girardi is Professor, and Dr. Ferracuti is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. Dr. Pazzelli is a private practitioner, Rome, Italy. Dr. Lester is Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
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Maurizio Pompili
Dr. Roma is Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pompili is a researcher, Paolo Girardi is Professor, and Dr. Ferracuti is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. Dr. Pazzelli is a private practitioner, Rome, Italy. Dr. Lester is Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
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David Lester
Dr. Roma is Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pompili is a researcher, Paolo Girardi is Professor, and Dr. Ferracuti is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. Dr. Pazzelli is a private practitioner, Rome, Italy. Dr. Lester is Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
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Paolo Girardi
Dr. Roma is Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pompili is a researcher, Paolo Girardi is Professor, and Dr. Ferracuti is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. Dr. Pazzelli is a private practitioner, Rome, Italy. Dr. Lester is Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
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Stefano Ferracuti
Dr. Roma is Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pompili is a researcher, Paolo Girardi is Professor, and Dr. Ferracuti is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. Dr. Pazzelli is a private practitioner, Rome, Italy. Dr. Lester is Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
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vol. 40 no. 4 462-468
PubMed 
23233465

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
Print ISSN 
1093-6793
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  • Published online December 11, 2012.

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© 2012 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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  1. Paolo Roma, PsyD,
  2. Floriana Pazzelli, MD,
  3. Maurizio Pompili, MD, PhD,
  4. David Lester, MD, PhD,
  5. Paolo Girardi, MD and
  6. Stefano Ferracuti, MD
  1. Dr. Roma is Adjunct Professor, Dr. Pompili is a researcher, Paolo Girardi is Professor, and Dr. Ferracuti is Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. Dr. Pazzelli is a private practitioner, Rome, Italy. Dr. Lester is Professor of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ.
  1. Address correspondence to: Paolo Roma, PsyD, NESMOS, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, 1035-1039, Rome, Italy. E-mail: paolo.roma{at}uniroma1.it.

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