Dyadic death: murder-suicide.
Twenty homicide-suicides, drawn from death records of three major eastern United States cities, were analyzed in comparison to prior studies and samples of homicide offenders and suicide victims. Results indicated a lower incidence for this event than reported previously and several distinguishing characteristics of the murderer who subsequently commits suicide. Two primary types, from the perspective of ego fusion, are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D004532:Ego; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011385:Projection; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012923:Social Class; D013405:Suicide; D014481:United States