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Table 4 Filicide in Austria and Finland 1995--2005, psychiatric and legal results

From: Filicide in Austria and Finland - A register-based study on all filicide cases in Austria and Finland 1995-2005

 

Austria

n (%)a

Finland n (%)a

p

Forensic psychiatric examination

47 (83)

28 (82)

Ns

Criminally irresponsible

16 (33)

8 (25)

Ns

Psychotic disorder

13 (22)

10 (29)

Ns

- Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective disorder

5 (9)

4 (12)

Ns

- Psychotic mood disorder b

6 (10)

4 (12)

Ns

Personality disorder

20 (35)

16 (47)

Ns

- Antisocial

0

1 (3)

Ns

- Borderline

2 (3)

4 (12)

Ns

Non-psychotic depressive disorder

5 (9)

12 (35)

<0.05

Substance abuse/dependency

1 (2)

9 (26)

<0.001

  1. All tests Fisher's exact test, two sided
  2. a Percentage of living perpetrators. In Austria, 58 perpetrators survived for processes, in Finland 34
  3. b Two bipolar disorders in Austria, one in Finland, all the rest depressive disorders