Arafat S M Yasir, Monira Shirajum, Lily Shakila Ashfia
Department of Psychiatry Enam Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.
Department of Pharmacology Enam Medical College Dhaka Bangladesh.
J Gen Fam Med. 2023 Apr 18;24(4):254-256. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.624. eCollection 2023 Jul.
We report a case of filicide which is an under-researched entity in Bangladesh. A 28-year-old lady visited with complaints of irregular eating followed by self-induced vomiting, poor anger control, irregular sleep, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts for the last year. On the third visit, she admitted that she killed her 32-day-old baby by keeping it in a refrigerator. The case raises some forensic psychiatric complexities as the patient confessed it to the psychiatrist while family members know it as an accidental aspiration. It indicates the complex nature and dire need for psychosocial support in Bangladesh.
我们报告了一例杀婴案，这在孟加拉国是一个研究不足的领域。一名28岁的女性前来就诊，主诉在过去一年里饮食不规律，随后出现自我催吐、情绪控制差、睡眠不规律、绝望和自杀念头。在第三次就诊时，她承认将自己32天大的婴儿放在冰箱里致其死亡。该病例引发了一些法医精神病学方面的复杂问题，因为患者向精神科医生坦白了此事，而其家人却认为这是一次意外吸入。这表明了孟加拉国此类事件的复杂性以及对社会心理支持的迫切需求。
