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matricide  

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  • Matricide, a son or daughter's murder of their mother, is one of the most rare of criminal acts, making up a small percentage of homicides. Theories as to the causes of matricide have arisen in the fields of psychoanalytic theory, family systems theory, and cognitive behavioral theory. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Matricide]

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