Why mothers kill a forensic psychologist's casebook
Annually, hundreds of infants and young children perish at the hands of their mothers. This book uses more than a dozen case studies to help us understand, and most importantly, prevent these horrific events from occurring. It is suitable for students, as well as mental health and medical profession...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798102206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Neonaticide, infanticide, and filicide research: what do we know?
- Classification of maternal filicide: what do we know?
- Risk analysis and the maternal filicide risk matrix
- Prevention and risk intervention points
- Detached mother, denial type: Cathy
- Detached mother, ambivalent type: Edna
- Detached mother, resentful type: Francine
- Detached mother, exhausted type: Glenda
- Abusive/neglectful mother, recurrent type: Harriet
- Abusive/neglectful mother, reactive type: Janet
- Abusive/neglectful mother, inadequate type: Kaye
- Psychotic/depressed mother, delusional type: Barbara
- Psychotic/depressed mother, impulsive type: Susan Smith
- Psychotic/depressed mother, suicidal type: Marilyn
- Retaliatory mother: Olivia
- Psychopathic mother, financial type: Pauline
- Psychopathic mother, addicted type: Samantha
- Psychopathic mother, narcissistic type: Rhonda
- Final thoughts: what have we learned and what do we need to do?.
