Matricide by Person with Bipolar Disorder and Dependent Overcompliant Personality

Matricide by Person with Bipolar Disorder and Dependent Overcompliant Personality

Matricide is an infrequent form of homicide. This paper is to present a case of matricide with typical characteristics of the act but interesting particularities as well. The perpetrator was a 43-year-old man, respected member of his community, with over compliant characteristics, eagerness in servi...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors: Livaditis, MD, Esagian, GS, Kakoulidis, CP, Samakouri, MA, Tzavaras, NA
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-05-2005
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bipolar Disorder
Criminal Psychology
Dependent Personality Disorder
Female
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic sciences
Homicide - psychology
Humans
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Murders & murder attempts
Parents & parenting
Personality disorders
forensic science
matricide
bipolar disorder
dependent personality
forensic psychiatry
episodic dyscontrol syndrome
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Summary:Matricide is an infrequent form of homicide. This paper is to present a case of matricide with typical characteristics of the act but interesting particularities as well. The perpetrator was a 43-year-old man, respected member of his community, with over compliant characteristics, eagerness in serving people and caring his parents, good social adaptation before and after the crime. He abandoned his family and work in order to better serve his old, disabled but over demanding mother who frequently insulted and humiliated him. Suddenly he came to a state of "mental confusion" and strangled her. After the crime, the perpetrator manifested the symptoms of a bipolar disorder and also received the diagnosis of dependant personality disorder. Years later, he presented again a crisis of escalating aggressive urge for which he was hospitalized. Many people and associations of his hometown actively demanded the minimal possible punishment for him. The case is discussed especially concerning: a) hypotheses about the aetiopathogeny of the act, b) the constant support provided to the perpetrator by his family and social environment.
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ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS2004336