National Confidential Inquiry Into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Aggress Behav. 2020 Nov;46(6):516-522. doi: 10.1002/ab.21906. Epub 2020 Jul 29.
Parricide is a rare type of homicide in which mental illness is often an important factor. The aims of this study were (a) to describe the characteristics of parricide offenders with a focus on mental illness and clinical care and (b) to examine Heide's widely used typology of parricide through a data-driven approach. We analyzed all homicides in England and Wales between 1997 and 2014. Parricide offenders in our sample were most often male, unmarried, and unemployed, with a third of offenders diagnosed with schizophrenia; 28% had been in contact with mental health services before the offense. The latent class analysis resulted in three types of parricide offenders: middle-aged with affective disorder, previously abused, and seriously mentally Ill, which confirmed, to an extent, Heide's typology. Health and social care services should actively engage with carers of people with mental illness and support to those caring for older relatives and victims of abuse.
杀亲是一种罕见的凶杀类型，其中精神疾病通常是一个重要因素。本研究的目的是：(a) 描述杀亲犯的特征，重点关注精神疾病和临床护理；(b) 通过数据驱动的方法检验 Heide 广泛使用的杀亲类型学。我们分析了 1997 年至 2014 年期间在英格兰和威尔士发生的所有杀人案件。我们样本中的杀亲犯大多是男性、未婚和失业，三分之一的罪犯被诊断患有精神分裂症；28%的罪犯在犯罪前曾接触过精神卫生服务。潜在类别分析得出了三种杀亲犯类型：患有情感障碍的中年犯、曾受虐待的犯人和严重精神障碍犯，在一定程度上证实了 Heide 的类型学。卫生和社会保健服务机构应积极与精神疾病患者的照顾者接触，并为照顾年老亲属和受虐待受害者的人提供支持。
