1·Spousal revenge "is the most rare form of filicide, the murder of a child by a parent.
配偶的复仇“是最罕见的杀子形式，即被父亲或母亲谋杀。
2·Spouse revenge filicide: occurs when a mother kills her child to emotionally harm that child's father.
对配偶报复而杀人：母亲以杀死其子女来在精神上伤害子女的父亲。
3·Altruistic filicide: a mother kills her child out of love; she believes death to be in the child's best interest (includes maternal filicide-suicide cases).
利他性杀人：母亲出于对子女的爱儿杀死其孩子；她相信死亡是自己孩子最好的选择(包括母亲杀死子女而后自杀的案例)。
4·Acutely psychotic filicide: a psychotic or delirious mother kills her child without any comprehensive motive (perhaps accompanied by command hallucinations).
重度精神病患者杀人：患有精神病或精神错乱的母亲在没有任何充分动机的情况下杀死其子女(可能伴随有指令性幻觉)。