Classification System for Filicide
| Classification | Description |
|---|---|
| Type of filicide | |
| Mentally ill | Axis I diagnosis present; psychotic or nonpsychotic; infanticide. Mental illness present. Intent may be present. |
| Fatal abuse | Recurrent or isolated event of neglect or shaken-baby or battered-child syndrome. Mental illness not present. Intent not present. |
| Retaliating | Associated with revenge and anger. Mental illness not present. Intent present. |
| Mercy | Child ill with severe or debilitating illness. Not better accounted for by any other category. Mental illness not present. Intent present. |
| Other/or insufficient information | May include cases with multiple factors. |
| Unknown | Mental illness may be present. Intent may be present. |
| Specifiers | |
| Group A | Associated or not associated with suicide |
| Group B | Associated or not associated with substance abuse |
| Group C | Predictable or not predictable |