title: [Medicolegal problems of "dyadic death"].
abstract: The authors present 9 cases of homicide followed by suicide of the perpetrator--so called dyadic death from the practice of the Cracow Forensic Medicine Chair. The circumstances of the event, medico legal and psychiatric problems were discussed in view of the literature. A typical picture of the perpetrator is male of the average age 49, killing his spouse or children. The major reasons of dyadic death are: breakdown in a relationship, mental and somatic diseases, financial stress. Very uncommon in dyadic death are cases of murder of people from outside the closest family.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej CM UJ.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bolechała
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaliszczak
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D011044:Poland; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors