Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hospital (JLNMH), India.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Shifa Tameer-e-millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Med Sci Law. 2023 Apr;63(2):159-167. doi: 10.1177/00258024221122248. Epub 2022 Aug 31.
Filicide is an act of killing a child up to the age of 18 years committed by his or her parent(s) or parental figure(s), including guardians and stepparents. There is absence of data and research regarding filicide in South Asia. The present study aimed to address the empirical lacuna in South Asia and to expand the literature in order to broaden the understanding of filicide. The search was conducted in the databases of PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The original articles, quantitative studies, case studies, and full-length articles were included for the present review. Publications in only the English language, which clarified that the child was killed by parent(s) in eight South Asian countries from 2000 to 2020 were included. A total of 13 reports of filicide were found in the eight South Asian countries; 12 from India and 1 from Pakistan. The most common method of filicide was by administering poisonous substances and burning by parents, depression was responsible for 7 cases of filicide, schizophrenia was responsible for one case. The review identified that there is a scarcity of research on filicide in South Asia. Rigorous research and investment for the compilation of data on filicide are needed to reduce it in South Asia. This may further help in the protection of lives of children as well as for taking steps for rehabilitation of parents and society.
杀亲是指父母或父母形象（包括监护人及继父继母）杀害 18 岁以下儿童的行为。南亚地区缺乏杀亲方面的数据和研究。本研究旨在填补南亚地区的实证空白，并扩展相关文献，以便更深入地了解杀亲行为。研究人员在 PubMed、PubMed Central、Scopus 和 Google Scholar 数据库中进行了检索。本综述纳入了原始文章、定量研究、案例研究和全文文章。仅纳入了英语出版物，且明确表明 2000 年至 2020 年期间在南亚八个国家由父母杀害儿童的研究。在南亚八个国家共发现 13 例杀亲报告，其中 12 例来自印度，1 例来自巴基斯坦。最常见的杀亲方法是父母给儿童喂食有毒物质和焚烧，有 7 例杀亲是由抑郁引起的，1 例是由精神分裂症引起的。本综述确定南亚地区杀亲研究稀缺。需要进行严格的研究和投资，以收集杀亲数据，从而减少南亚地区的杀亲事件。这还有助于保护儿童的生命，并为父母和社会的康复采取措施。
