title: Homicide-suicide and chronic pain.
abstract: Homicide-Suicide (H-S) is a form of dual death where the murder is closely followed by the suicide of the perpetrator. H-S is extremely rare and has not previously been described within the chronic pain patient population. Such a case is presented. Psychiatric examination data from the victims of H-S revealed a number of complex, psychiatric, social, vocational, and litigation problems. Demographically the case displays some characteristics associated with suicide pacts.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fishbain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rosomoff
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Rosomoff
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013405:Suicide