Understanding Parricide

<em>Understanding Parricide</em> is the most comprehensive book available about juvenile and adult sons and daughters who kill their parents. Dr. Heide moves far behind the statistical correlates of parricide by synthesizing the professional literature on parricide in general matricide patricide double parricides and familicides. As a clinician she explains the reasons behind the killings. <em>Understanding Parricide</em> includes in-depth discussion of issues related to prosecuting and defending parricide offenders. The book is enriched with its focus on clinical assessment case studies and follow-up of parricide offenders as well as treatment risk assessment and prevention.<br>