NESMOS Department (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs), Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Forensic Sci Int. 2012 Jan 10;214(1-3):e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.06.022. Epub 2011 Jul 18.
Homicide-suicide is an event in which the murderer commits suicide after the homicide. There are at least 14 epidemiological studies on the topic, and all have found that homicide-suicide is more common among family members. The murderers are most often males and the victims females. There is no recent research on this phenomenon in Italy. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the incidence of homicide-suicide in Italy over a period of 24 yrs and to compare Italian data with published international data. We used information gathered by press agencies and from the four major Italian newspapers. Between 1985 and 2008, 662 cases of homicide-suicide were identified, with 1776 deaths. The murderer was male in 84.6% of the cases, typically using a firearm. The most common motivation was romantic jealousy, followed by socio-economic stress. The rate of homicide-suicide was 0.04%. Comparison with international studies is not always possible due to the lack of information for certain categories. The common factors identified may be helpful for prevention.
杀人-自杀是指凶手在杀人后自杀的事件。关于这个主题已经有至少 14 项流行病学研究，所有研究都发现杀人-自杀在家庭成员中更为常见。凶手多为男性，受害者多为女性。意大利最近没有关于这种现象的研究。本研究的目的是评估意大利在 24 年期间的杀人-自杀发生率，并将意大利的数据与已发表的国际数据进行比较。我们使用了新闻机构和意大利四大报纸收集的信息。1985 年至 2008 年期间，共发现 662 例杀人-自杀案件，导致 1776 人死亡。在这些案件中，凶手为男性的占 84.6%，通常使用枪支。最常见的动机是浪漫嫉妒，其次是社会经济压力。杀人-自杀的发生率为 0.04%。由于某些类别缺乏信息，与国际研究进行比较并不总是可行的。确定的共同因素可能有助于预防。
