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Maternal depression and filicide—case study of ten mothers

Kauppi, Anne, Kumpulainen, Kirsti, Vanamo, Tuija, Merikanto, Juhani, Karkola, Kari·2008·Archives of Women's Mental Health
DOI 10.1007/s00737-008-0013-x
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Abstract

This study describes ten cases of filicides committed by mothers who intentionally killed one or more of their children within 12 months after delivery. The data were collected from police and court records, forensic psychiatric records, autopsy reports, and other medical records. The mean age of the mothers was 28.5 years and of the victims 4 months. The symptoms of depression were clear: an irritable, severely depressed mood with crying spells, insomnia, fatigue, anxiety, preoccupation with worries about the baby's well-being and the mother's caring abilities, suicidal ideation, or even psychotic thoughts. Most mothers had had house calls from the public health nurse or psychologist. The mothers' conditions deteriorated rapidly, and the filicide was committed when the mother was left alone with the baby against her will. The babies were well taken care of, not neglected or abused. The majority of the mothers had felt that their own parents, especially their mothers, were very demanding, rejecting, and emotionally unsupportive. All the mothers had also had traumatic experiences in their childhood or in adulthood.

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Authors
Kauppi, A., Kumpulainen, K., Vanamo, T., Merikanto, J., & Karkola, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • Tampere University (FI)
Corresponding author
Kauppi, Anne
Venue
Archives of Women's Mental Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2008-06-28
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
201-6
ISSN
  • 1434-1816 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-1102
DOI
10.1007/s00737-008-0013-x
OpenAlex
W2066856961
Cited by
56
References
2
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Archives of Women s Mental Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Keywords
maternal depression, filicide, child homicide, postpartum depression, suicidal ideation, maternal mental health, childhood trauma, parental rejection
MeSH terms
Adult, Child Abuse, Criminal Psychology, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Finland, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infanticide, Irritable Mood, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Psychotic Disorders, Self Concept, Social Environment, Stress, Psychological, Risk Assessment, Depression, Postpartum

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