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Forensic Psychiatry and Law's Susan Hatters-Friedman explains factors that could compel a parent to kill their child

MEDIA | February 17, 2023
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF
What makes a mother kill her own children? A psychiatrist explains.
Business InsiderSusan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and an adjunct professor at the School of Law, explained the factors that could compel a parent to kill their own child. Psychologically, there are five known reasons a parent might be driven to kill, she said.