A Reply to Helen Barnes' Comment on Child Homicide: A Review and Empirical Approach: The Importance of Values and Evidence in Practice

The authors respond to Barnes's critique of their article (1991) on child homicide and mental disorder. They refute the charge that they overstated the relation of mental disorder to violent acts or that they were unspecific in their diagnostic terminology. They clarify the original paper'...

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Published in:The British journal of social work 2002-04, Vol.32 (3), p.369-373
Main Authors: Pritchard, Colin, Stroud, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Child Abuse
Child molestation
Child welfare
Child Welfare Services
Childhood mental disorders
Children
Children & youth
Criminal statistics
Domestic violence
Evidence
Family Violence
Females
Forensic psychiatry
Gender
Health services
Homicide
Infanticide
Killing
Males
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Mental Illness
Mothers
Murder
Murders & murder attempts
Parents
Personality disorders
Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
Services
Sex crimes
Social problems
Social work
Social workers
Suicide
United Kingdom
Violence
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Summary:The authors respond to Barnes's critique of their article (1991) on child homicide and mental disorder. They refute the charge that they overstated the relation of mental disorder to violent acts or that they were unspecific in their diagnostic terminology. They clarify the original paper's focus on child homicides (as opposed to murders) specifically committed by adults, which has gendered implications. They briefly explicate their methodology and quantitative data, and conclude by reiterating the importance of integrating child protection considerations with psychiatric assessment and treatment, which is pointedly not to claim that all children of mentally ill parents are at risk for homicide. 22 References. K. Coddon
ISSN:0045-3102
1468-263X
DOI:10.1093/bjsw/32.3.369