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@ARTICLE{Zimmermann:157707,
author = {Zimmermann, Milan and Tsokos, Michael},
title = {{T}ypology of murder-suicides in {B}erlin according to a
longitudinal study based on autopsy files.},
journal = {Forensic science, medicine, and pathology},
volume = {17},
number = {2},
issn = {1556-2891},
address = {[S.l.]},
publisher = {Springer},
reportid = {DZNE-2021-01164},
pages = {247 - 253},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Murder-suicides are defined as the murder of at least one
person and the suicide of the offender following the murder.
The intention to commit suicide must be primary. In most
cases, a male offender kills a female victim after a
separation. The current analysis was the first analysis of
the typology of murder-suicides in Berlin. We analyzed the
autopsy files of the Institute for Forensic Medicine of the
Charité University Medicine Berlin and of the City
Institute for Forensic Medicine Berlin. We performed
descriptive and statistical analyses of cases between 2005
and 2013. We identified 17 murder-suicides. All 17 offenders
were male, and 20 of the victims $(90\%)$ were female. The
offenders used firearms in the majority of the cases. In
seven cases, the victims and offenders were at least
80 years old. The average age of the offenders was
63 years. Disease was the motive in 6 cases involving older
offenders. Our study might support the development of
prevention strategies. In this regard, it is important to
build a database for murder-suicides in Germany and other
countries, to formulate a uniform definition of
murder-suicide, to carry out nationwide interdisciplinary
studies on this topic and to improve the existing health
care structures, especially for older adults and people with
depression.},
keywords = {Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Autopsy / Berlin / Female /
Homicide: statistics $\&$ numerical data / Humans /
Longitudinal Studies / Male / Middle Aged / Retrospective
Studies / Suicide: statistics $\&$ numerical data / Criminal
law (Other) / Depression (Other) / Homicide-suicides (Other)
/ Murder-suicides (Other) / Psychopathology (Other) /
Suicides (Other)},
cin = {Tübingen common},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)6000018},
pnm = {354 - Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging (POF4-354)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-354},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:33564976},
pmc = {pmc:PMC7872115},
doi = {10.1007/s12024-021-00360-6},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/157707},
}