1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The present exploratory study was aimed at comparing adolescent and adult parricides on a series of demographic, social, criminological and psychiatric variables. » (p. 322)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« The data used in this research were obtained at the Institut Philippe Pinel de Montréal (IPPM) [...] Over the past few years, numerous parricides had been evaluated and hospitalized at the IPPM. A computer search yielded 55 parricide subjects, of which 43 were adults (18 years old or more) and 12 were adolescents (17 years old or less) at the time of their offense. » (p. 322)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« Two major parricide profiles have emerged according to age of perpetrator: Adults tend to suffer from severe mental illness, and adolescents are motivated by the desire to terminate a situation of repeated victimization. This study compared 43 adult parricides and 12 adolescent parricides. Several statistically significant differences were observed. Adults suffer from severe mental disorders, have a history of violent behavior and psychiatric antecedents, and are more likely to threaten their parents. Less predictable in their acting out, adolescents present several profiles as a function of victims’ sex, number of victims, diagnostic elements, and being witness to or victim of intrafamilial violence. Results suggest different approaches should be used to understand the dynamics and course of these two groups. » (p. 321)