Killing One's Own Baby: A Psychodynamic Overview with Clinical Approach to Filicide Cases

CONCLUSION: The concept of filicide is controversial in many aspects and mental health professionals tend to distance themselves since the concept is associated with 'crime'. However it is crucial to elucidate the psychodinamic background on violence and discuss the risk factors, triggers, background dynamics and psychopathologies underlying this phenomenon.PMID:34750795
Source: Turkish Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research