RE: Children who witness familial murder

["KATZ, Ilan - NC" <IKATZ@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try these references

Dr Ilan Katz
Head of Practice Development Unit/Acting Head of Child Protection
Research
NSPCC
42 Curtain Road
London EC2A  3NH
+ 44 20 7825 2732
ikatz@xxxxxxxxxxxx


When father kills mother: guiding children through trauma and grief.  Jean
Harris Hendriks; Dora Black; Tony Kaplan. - 2nd ed. - London :
Routledge,2000.

Marital conflict by proxy after father kills mother: the family therapistas
an expert witness in court. / Tony Kaplan Family Process. Volume 37, issue 4
(1998). - 1998. - pp 479-494  


Outcome of children seen after one parent killed the other.  Tony
Kaplan;Dora Black; Philippa Hyman; Jill Knox Clinical Child Psychology and
Psychiatry. Volume 6, issue 1 (2001). - pp 9-22  

-----Original Message-----
From: john murray [mailto:psychometre@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 March 2001 01:12
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Cc: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Children who witness familial murder


I have been asked some questions about treatments for children who witness 
familial murders- ie mother on father, father on mother, parent on child 
etc.

I have been unable to find anything interesting or usefull, which I have to 
state I find most alarming, for a rather large proportion of homicides and 
attempted homicides occur in the home by individuals well known to each 
other, and of these the particularly grusome one's, with excessive stabbing 
(up to 50 times or more) major blunt weapon trauma, torture and 
dismemberment, are often committed by spouse on spouse.

I'm also interested in finding out about outcomes for children who don't get

any treatment-assistance, compared to those who do.

All assistance greatly appreciated

Cheers
John Murray
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