HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ALL ISSUES SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a Colleague Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Malphurs, J. E. Articles by Cohen, D. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Malphurs, J. E. Articles by Cohen, D.

A Comparison of Antecedents of Homicide–Suicide and Suicide in Older Married Men

Received January 10, 2000; revised June 14, 2000; accepted June 29, 2000. From the Department of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Address correspondence to Dr. Cohen, Department of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612.

The authors compared characteristics of 27 older men who perpetrated a spousal homicide–suicide and 36 age-matched married men who committed suicide in west central Florida between 1988 and 1994. Data were collected as part of an ongoing retrospective study of homicide and suicide among older adults in Florida. Men who committed suicide had significantly more disease conditions than homicide–suicide perpetrators (P<0.0001). Half of the latter were in caregiving roles, vs. 17% of the suicides (²=5.40; P=0.027). Depression was a prominent premorbid feature of both groups, but none of the perpetrators tested positive for antidepressants postmortem.

Key Words: Homicide • Suicide • Depression

This article has been cited by other articles:

				K. van Wormer The Dynamics of Murder-Suicide in Domestic Situations Brief. Treat. Crisis Interven., May 16, 2008; (2008) mhn012v1. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				R M Bossarte, T R Simon, and L Barker Characteristics of homicide followed by suicide incidents in multiple states, 2003-04 Inj. Prev., December 1, 2006; 12(suppl_2): ii33 - ii38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. E. Malphurs and D. Cohen A Statewide Case-Control Study of Spousal Homicide-Suicide in Older Persons Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, March 1, 2005; 13(3): 211 - 217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]