Murder of the newborn: a psychiatric review of neonaticide.
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چکیده
The author believe.s that the killing of a newborn hab’ is a separate entitt’ Iron? other filicides, differing in regard to the diagnosis. mall yes, and legal dispo.sitioiz ott/ic murderer. Wherea.s most fthcide.s are conzmitted for ‘altruistic’’ reasons. m?io.sl izeonaticides are carried out .swzplv because the child is not wanted. The author notes the different psychological charact eri.ctic.v 01 mother.s who com;i milit these two crinze.s. L egal con.cideration.s and the present .slalu.c o/ neonaticide are also th.s’cu.s.v ed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of psychiatry
دوره 126 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970