Our Next Seminar will be held on Tuesday 28th July 2026, 5-7pm.
This will be a free virtual event via Zoom. Spaces are limited on a first come basis.
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Mothers who kill their children have 5 potential motives, as do fathers who kill. These include Fatal Maltreatment, Unwanted Child, Partner Revenge, Altruistic, and Acutely Psychotic. Severe mental illness is present in some cases. We will explore motive, mental illness, and gender bias in this presentation.
Speakers:
- Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman MD, MSt, DFAPA
- Dr. Renee Sorrentino, MD
Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman
Dr. Renee Sorrentino, MD
Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman
Susan Hatters Friedman, MD, MSt, DFAPA, is a forensic and reproductive psychiatrist.
Dr. Friedman is past president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), and has served as Chair of the Law and Psychiatry committee at the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP).
Susan currently serves as the inaugural Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University, where she also has appointments in the departments of Pediatrics, Reproductive Biology (Obstetrics/ Gynecology), and Law.
Dr. Friedman’s work focuses on the intersection of forensic psychiatry and gender issues, most notably on child murder by mothers.
Dr. Renee Sorrentino, MD
Renee Sorrentino, MD, is a forensic psychiatrist.
Dr. Sorrentino is the medical director at the Institution for Sexual Wellness and Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Sorrentino is currently the President-Elect of AAPL
Schedule:
- Welcome & Introduction – Pamela Taylor – Crime In Mind
- Motive description and examples – Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman
- In-depth case example – Dr. Renee Sorrentino
- Review of research regarding mental illness & gender bias – Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman
- Discussion
Research can transform lives. We want to support discoveries about what helps people with mental disorder who have been victims of criminal behaviour, or perpetrators of criminal behaviour, and their families, and the clinicians and others who treat them and, indeed, the wider community when its members are in contact with these problems. More effective prevention is the ideal, when this is not possible, we need more effective, evidenced interventions for recovery and restoration of safety.
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