Tese de doutoramento em Neurociências apresentada ao Karolinska Institutet (Suécia), tendo como orientadora Marianne Kristiansson. Ficheiro de 1,01 MB em formato PDF (81 p.).

1 Introduction. 2 Background. 2.1 A Continuum Of Intimate Partner Violence?. 2.2 Classification Of Homicides. 2.3 Rate, Structure, And Gender Asymmetry. 2.4 Homicide Across Time, Type, And Gender. 2.5 Characteristics And Predictive Factors. 2.5.1 Structural Factors And Characteristics. 2.5.1.1 Homicide In General. 2.5.1.2 Intimate Partner Homicide In Specific. 2.5.2 Individual Factors And Characteristics. 2.5.2.1 Psychosocial And Socioeconomic Background In Perpetrators. 2.5.2.2 Criminal Careers And Criminal Records. 2.5.2.3 Mental Health Characteristics. 2.5.2.4 Intoxication And Substance Use Disorders. 2.5.2.5 Circumstantial And Situational Factors. 3 Aims. 4 Methods And Materials. 4.1 Definitions. 4.2 Overall Method And Level Of Investigation. 4.3 Swedish Registries And Personal Identification Numbers. 4.4 The European Homicide Monitor (Study I). 4.5 The Forensic Homicide Database (Studies Ii, Iii And Iv). 4.6 Statistical Analyses. 4.6.1 Study I. 4.6.2 Study Ii. 4.6.3 Study Iii. 4.6.4 Study Iv. 4.7 Ethical Considerations. 5 Study Summaries And Results. 5.1 Study I. 5.2 Study Ii. 5.3 Study Iii. 5.4 Study Iv. 6 Discussion. 6.1 Homicide Rates And Patterns. 6.2 Contextual Characteristics. 6.2.1 Weapon Availability And Alcohol Involvement. 6.2.2 Prior Violence And Motivational Precursors. 6.3 Individual Characteristics. 6.3.1 Socio-Demographics. 6.3.2 Criminal History. 6.3.3 Mental Health. 6.3.4 Intimate Partner Homicide-Suicide. 6.4 Methodological Considerations. 6.5 Future Research Directions. 7 Conclusions. 8 Acknowledgements. 9 References.