Abstract
This chapter is from the book Infanticide: Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives on Mothers Who Kill . The editor of this revealing work asks us to reach beyond rage, stretch the limits of compassion, and enter the minds of mothers who kill their babies--with the hope that advancing the knowledge base and stimulating inquiry in this neglected area of maternal-infant research will save young lives. Written to help remedy today's dearth of up-to-date, research-based literature, this unique volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of 17 experts--scholars, clinicians, researchers, clinical and forensic psychiatrists, pediatric psychoanalysts, attorneys, and an epidemiologist--who focus on the psychiatric perspective of this tragic cause of infant death. This balanced perspective on a highly emotional issue will find a wide audience among psychiatric and medical professionals (child, clinical, and forensic psychiatrists and psychologists; social workers; obstetricians/gynecologists and midwives; nurses; and pediatricians), legal professionals (judges, attorneys, law students), public health professionals, and interested laypersons.
| Original language | American English |
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| Title of host publication | Infanticide: Psychosocial and Legal Perspectives on Mothers Who Kill |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2003 |
Keywords
- Depression
- Infanticide
- Legislation and jurisprudence
- Mothers
- Postpartum depression
- Psychology
- Women murderers
Disciplines
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Law
- Psychiatric and Mental Health
- Psychiatry and Psychology