title: The associations between infant homicide, homicide, and suicide rates: an analysis of world health organization and centers for disease control statistics.
abstract: Previous studies have found that rates of homicide of children aged under one (infant homicide) are associated with rates of suicide, but not with rates of homicide. Linear regression was used to examine associations among infant homicide, homicide, and suicide in samples of regions in the United States and other countries. Infant homicide rates were significantly and independently associated in all analyses with both total homicide and total suicide rates. The epidemiological evidence supports the clinical observation that infant homicides are due to a range of causes, including maternal mental illness, but are also related to the level of serious violence within a community.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia. mmbl@bigpond.com
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Large
authors.forename: Olav
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nielssen
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lackersteen
authors.forename: Glen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization