altruistic filicide
English
editEtymology
editCoined by Phillip Resnick, who published research on filicide in 1969.[1] He stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic," "fatal maltreatment," "unwanted child," and "spousal revenge."
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaltruistic filicide (countable and uncountable, plural altruistic filicides)
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See also
edit- filicide
- familicide
- fratricide
- homicide
- parricide
- sororicide
- suicide
- uxoricide
- infanticide, neonaticide, prolicide
References
edit- ^ Resnick, P. (1969). Child murder by parents: A psychiatric review of filicide. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 126(3), 325-334.