TABLE 1. Demographics, Substance Use History, and Psychiatric Symptom History
| Factor |
FS (n = 10) |
FAS (n = 19) |
FO (n =20) |
p Value |
|
| Maternal age |
31.8 (SD 5.7) |
29.9 (SD 6.3) |
28.0 (SD 5.7) |
NS |
| Marital status: married and living with spouse |
70% (7) |
42% (8) |
15% (3) |
 2= 9.063, p = .011 |
| Not married (divorced, separated, single, and widowed) |
30% (3) |
58% (11) |
85% (17) |
|
| Alcohol history noted |
10% (1) |
42% (8) |
10% (2) |
2= 6.887, p = .032 |
| Drug history noted |
0 |
53% (10) |
30% (6) |
2= 8.361, p = .015 |
| Delusional |
20% (2) |
89% (17) |
60% (12) |
2= 13.762, p = .001 |
| Depression |
70% (7) |
47% (9) |
50% (10) |
NS |
|
Note. FS = maternal filicide–suicide; FAS = filicide with attempted suicide; FO = filicide only (without suicide attempt); NS = not significant.
