Parental Hostage Takers
1992 ◽
Vol 160
(3)
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pp. 410-412
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Three men presented to a single regional secure psychiatric unit over a twelve-month period, after taking their youngest child hostage in their own homes because of a threatened separation from the family. In each case the episode had escalated because of hostility to police involvement in what for them was a typical domestic upheaval. All cases ended without injury. In each man, substance abuse, a family history of domestic violence and fears of rejection were prominent, and the recent birth of a child may have been an added precipitant. There may be a common family structure which predisposes to such situations. Psychiatric intervention was deemed appropriate, with some evidence of benefit for the two men who engaged in treatment.
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2021 ◽
Vol Publish Ahead of Print
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2014 ◽
Vol 8
(11-12)
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pp. 783
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2019 ◽
Vol 40
(2)
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pp. 217-225
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