altruistic filicide

English

Etymology

Coined by Phillip Resnick, who published research on filicide in 1969.[1] He stated that there were five main motives for filicide, including "altruistic," "fatal maltreatment," "unwanted child," and "spousal revenge."

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

Noun

altruistic filicide (countable and uncountable, plural altruistic filicides)

  1. A homicide performed "out of love" to assuage the authentic or imagined suffering of the child.

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References
  1. Resnick, P. (1969). Child murder by parents: A psychiatric review of filicide. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 126(3), 325-334.
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