Differences in MMPI-2 personality profiles among filicide and homicide women.

CONCLUSIONS: The results may indicate conscious attempts made by filicide mothers to avoid negative evaluations, minimize symptoms, and deny psychological suffering. These may indicate personality risk factors that could help clinicians recognize and intervene in cases where a woman presents a severe mental illness before, during, and following the birth of her child. PMID: 32489192 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32489192?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rivista di Psichiatria - June 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Riv Psichiatr Source Type: research