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Psiquiatría forense
Forensic psychiatry

El presente artículo describe el campo de acción de la psiquiatría forense y sus áreas de relación con el derecho penal y civil chileno. Se ilustran con ejemplos clínicos las situaciones más frecuentes del trabajo pericial y se señalan aquellas áreas aún carentes de desarrollo suficiente ...

The distribution of psychiatric disorders among the inmates in jail in a given geographical area in Jamaica

Since many of the prisoners referred from police lock-ups for psychiatric assessment did in fact show psychiatric disorder, it was decided to examine them over a three month period to ascertain what percentage had a major psychiatric disorder. 121 men and 19 women were examined using two sets of question...

Epilepsia e agressäo: aspectos psiquiátricos e crimanais
Epilepsy and aggression: psychiatric and criminal aspects

Pesquisou-se no Manicômio Judiciário do Estado da Bahia, o total dos laudos psiquiátricos elaborados nos últimos 10 anos e, dentre eles, os relativos a doentes epilépticos. O material revela que, em sua maioria, os crimes cometidos por tais pacientes têm causas e mecanismos semelhantes àqueles obs...