Jennifer Grace’s scientific contributions

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A Review of Maternal and Paternal Filicide
  • Literature Review
  • Full-text available

February 2007

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250 Citations

The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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Jennifer Grace

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Whitehurst

Filicide, the murder of a child by a parent, is a multifaceted phenomenon with various causes and characteristics. This review of the existing literature delineates the present state of knowledge regarding filicide and illustrates similarities and differences between offenses perpetrated by mothers and by fathers. The importance of numerous reports of an association between filicide and parental pre-existing psychiatric disorders is compounded by indications that a significant number of homicidal parents come to the attention of psychiatrists or other health professionals before the offense occurs. As prevention implies the recognition of causes involved in particular situations, a better understanding of potentially fatal parental/familial dynamics leading to filicide could facilitate the identification of risk and enable effective intervention strategies.

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... Despite alternative and more detailed classifications proposed by scholars such as Guileyardo et al. (1999), Resnick's categorization has demonstrated enduring acceptance in the field. It is worth noting that filicide studies indicate that either parent can be a perpetrators with similar rates (Bourget et al. 2007). However, maternal filicide cases are often overreported, potentially influenced by societal biases and expectations regarding a mother's presumed unconditional protectiveness towards their children. ...

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Avertible filicide: a call to action for early intervention and mental health support in India
A Review of Maternal and Paternal Filicide

The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law