Infanticide and filicide : foundations in maternal mental health forensics / [edited by] Gina Wong, George Parnham.

"Maternal filicide-the killing of a child by the mother-is not a new phenomenon. Evidence of mothers killing their infants dates back to at least 2000 B.C.E. and the ancient Chaldean civilization. The trial of Andrea Yates in 2001 for drowning her five children, however, captured the public attentio...

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Corporate Author:	American Psychiatric Association Publishing (Issuing body)
Other Authors:	Wong, Gina, 1971- (Editor), Parnham, George J. (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Forensic psychiatry. Infanticide. Filicide. Mothers > Mental health. Forensic Psychiatry > methods. Mother-Child Relations > psychology. Mental Disorders > psychology.
Physical Description:	xxxiv, 429 pages : charts ; 23 cm
Format:	Book