title: Familicide-suicide: a cluster of 3 cases in Los Angeles County.
abstract: Familicide and familicide-suicide have not been extensively documented or adequately defined in forensic and psychiatric literature. Such incidents occupy a distinct epidemiological niche and are often precipitated by financial stressors. We present a cluster of 3 such cases, all of which occurred within a 4-month period in Los Angeles County, Calif. The dynamics of these cases are evaluated relative to the literature.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, CA, USA. lscheinin@coroner.lacounty.gov
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scheinin
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Lakshmanan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sathyavagiswaran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*