A study of 15 matricidal men.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1985
Abstract
The authors studied 15 men who committed matricide. The majority were diagnosed as having chronic schizophrenia and had been living alone with their mothers. Other diagnoses included substance-induced psychosis and impulse disorders. Specific psychodynamic and environmental factors can be identified for each diagnostic category. The authors conclude that the matricidal impulse evolves through successive stages of psychological development; therefore, the motives for matricide are varied and correlate with the level of psychological development or regression.
Volume
142
Issue
3
First Page
312
Last Page
317
ISSN
0002-953X
Published In/Presented At
Campion, J., Cravens, J. M., Rotholc, A., Weinstein, H. C., Covan, F., & Alpert, M. (1985). A study of 15 matricidal men. The American journal of psychiatry, 142(3), 312–317. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.142.3.312
Disciplines
Psychiatry
PubMedID
3970267
Department(s)
Department of Psychiatry
Document Type
Article