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Homicidal thoughts

MedGen UID:
628245
•Concept ID:
C0455204
•
Finding
Synonyms: Homicidal ideation; Homicidal Ideation
SNOMED CT: Homicidal ideation (225450009); Homicidal thoughts (225450009)

Definition

Thinking about ending or making plans to end another''s life. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHomicidal thoughts

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical features, course and treatment of methamphetamine-induced psychosis in psychiatric inpatients.
Zarrabi H, Khalkhali M, Hamidi A, Ahmadi R, Zavarmousavi M
BMC Psychiatry 2016 Feb 25;16:44. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0745-5. PMID: 26911516Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Suicidal and Homicidal Thoughts as Psychotic Symptoms in an Adolescent: A Case Report.
Ersöz Alan B, Okumuş HG
Turk Psikiyatri Derg 2023 Fall;34(3):215-220. doi: 10.5080/u27015. PMID: 37724647Free PMC Article
Lived experiences of Ugandan women who had recovered from a clinical diagnosis of postpartum depression: a phenomenological study.
Atuhaire C, Rukundo GZ, Brennaman L, Cumber SN, Nambozi G
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021 Dec 13;21(1):826. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04287-2. PMID: 34903199Free PMC Article
Clinical features, course and treatment of methamphetamine-induced psychosis in psychiatric inpatients.
Zarrabi H, Khalkhali M, Hamidi A, Ahmadi R, Zavarmousavi M
BMC Psychiatry 2016 Feb 25;16:44. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0745-5. PMID: 26911516Free PMC Article
Multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to treating youth with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome: presenting characteristics of the first 47 consecutive patients.
Frankovich J, Thienemann M, Pearlstein J, Crable A, Brown K, Chang K
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2015 Feb;25(1):38-47. doi: 10.1089/cap.2014.0081. PMID: 25695943Free PMC Article
Filicidal mothers and the impact of psychosis on maternal filicide.
Lewis CF, Bunce SC
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2003;31(4):459-70. PMID: 14974802

Diagnosis

Emergency Department Care of the Patient with Suicidal or Homicidal Symptoms.
Kraus CK, Ferry J
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2024 Feb;42(1):31-40. Epub 2023 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2023.06.021. PMID: 37977751
Lived experiences of Ugandan women who had recovered from a clinical diagnosis of postpartum depression: a phenomenological study.
Atuhaire C, Rukundo GZ, Brennaman L, Cumber SN, Nambozi G
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021 Dec 13;21(1):826. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04287-2. PMID: 34903199Free PMC Article
Extended suicide, or homicide followed by suicide.
Gunn JC
Crim Behav Ment Health 2019 Aug;29(4):239-246. Epub 2019 Sep 4 doi: 10.1002/cbm.2125. PMID: 31483084
Multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to treating youth with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome: presenting characteristics of the first 47 consecutive patients.
Frankovich J, Thienemann M, Pearlstein J, Crable A, Brown K, Chang K
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2015 Feb;25(1):38-47. doi: 10.1089/cap.2014.0081. PMID: 25695943Free PMC Article
Homicidal/violent thoughts, suicidal ideation and violent behavior in adolescents with social phobia in Metropolitan Lima, Perú.
Vivar R, Morón G, Padilla M, Alarcón RD
Asia Pac Psychiatry 2014 Sep;6(3):252-8. Epub 2014 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/appy.12129. PMID: 24771716

Therapy

Clinical features, course and treatment of methamphetamine-induced psychosis in psychiatric inpatients.
Zarrabi H, Khalkhali M, Hamidi A, Ahmadi R, Zavarmousavi M
BMC Psychiatry 2016 Feb 25;16:44. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0745-5. PMID: 26911516Free PMC Article
Filicidal mothers and the impact of psychosis on maternal filicide.
Lewis CF, Bunce SC
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2003;31(4):459-70. PMID: 14974802

Prognosis

Extended suicide, or homicide followed by suicide.
Gunn JC
Crim Behav Ment Health 2019 Aug;29(4):239-246. Epub 2019 Sep 4 doi: 10.1002/cbm.2125. PMID: 31483084
Clinical features, course and treatment of methamphetamine-induced psychosis in psychiatric inpatients.
Zarrabi H, Khalkhali M, Hamidi A, Ahmadi R, Zavarmousavi M
BMC Psychiatry 2016 Feb 25;16:44. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-0745-5. PMID: 26911516Free PMC Article
Multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to treating youth with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome: presenting characteristics of the first 47 consecutive patients.
Frankovich J, Thienemann M, Pearlstein J, Crable A, Brown K, Chang K
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2015 Feb;25(1):38-47. doi: 10.1089/cap.2014.0081. PMID: 25695943Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Extended suicide, or homicide followed by suicide.
Gunn JC
Crim Behav Ment Health 2019 Aug;29(4):239-246. Epub 2019 Sep 4 doi: 10.1002/cbm.2125. PMID: 31483084

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