Definition
Intimate Partner Violence is the behavior between past or current intimate partners which includes stalking, psychological aggression, physical violence, and sexual violence. Intimate Partner Homicide Suicide is a sector of physical violence within Intimate Partner Violence in which there is an intentional killing of a previous or current romantic partner by a perpetrator, who then commits suicide shortly after. Other terms may include intimate partner murder suicide, dyadic death, femicide, and familicide.
Introduction
Intimate partner homicide-suicide (IPHS) is the intentional killing of a previous or current romantic partner by a perpetrator, who then commits suicide shortly afterward. It is an extreme form of intimate partner violence (IPV), with a unique set of characteristics distinguishing its perpetrators from those of other forms of IPV (Lund & Smorodinsky, 2001; Manning, 2015). While...
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Kelly, C., Martin, L. (2023). Intimate Partner Homicide-Suicide and Physical Abuse History. In: Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85493-5_2011-1
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