Psychiatrische Praxis
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Psychiatrische Praxis · Aug 2011
[A comparison of homicide-suicide and domestic homicide in the region of basle, Switzerland].
Homicide-suicide and domestic homicide without consecutive suicide might be regarded as an extreme form of domestic violence. According to the national crime-register, however, there might be some relevant differences between the perpetrators of the two. ⋯ Measures as they are known from suicide prevention programmes like limiting the access to lethal instruments like guns might be useful in the case of homicide-suicide, measures for the prevention of domestic homicide should aim at better integration and education of the perpetrators and their family.