Forensic psychiatry is an applied branch of General Psychiatry.Science (general psychiatric sense) is studying patterns of development, occurrence and the likely outcome of a separate group of diseases (pathology).Accompanying these pathologies disorders in the psyche.The purpose of the study is to provide appropriate care to patients.
Forensic psychiatry is engaged in research of mental disorders with respect to the problems solved in the course of administration of justice in civil and criminal cases.Based on the conclusions made by experts of the relevant industry, the court takes procedural decisions.Thus the conclusion of forensic psychiatrists to be evaluated in conjunction with other evidence.The adoption of procedural decisions made in civil or criminal proceedings.All the above facts indicate that this branch of medicine as a "forensic psychiatry".
criminal proceedings as part of the preliminary investigation is included.In this regard, forensic conclusion apply to both the court and the person conducting the inquiry (prosecutor or investigator).
subject of the research includes in addition to the adoption of common definitions (eg, diagnosis) for more information.In particular, forensic psychiatry is not without forensic psychiatric assessment.In other words, an expert in the examination of the accused concludes that the patient is present several years of chronic mental illness.In general practice, the diagnosis is sufficient for a decision on the provision of patient care.Forensic medicine and psychiatry, in particular, require the use of additional and very specific criteria.Thus, a specialist assessing the mental state of the accused must answer the question of how could he (the defendant) at the time the act was committed, incriminated, be aware of the social danger and the actual nature of the action (or inaction) or to govern them.This wording allows to determine the severity (depth) destruction of the accused mental illness.
Forensic psychiatry estimates and other features of mental health disorders.For example, the use of coercive measures is appropriate only in cases where the accused as his illness is dangerous.If you change the mental state of the use of medical coercive measures shall be suspended, even if the full elimination of the disease has occurred and the defendant is not mentally healthy.
forensic psychiatrist performs activities having several areas, relatively independent.Thus each direction of its objectives and methods to resolve them.In addition, apply the specific legal forms of restricting the activities of the above specialists.
forensic psychiatric examination is considered to be the main focus of the specialist, exploring the mental state of the accused in a criminal or civil offense.She is appointed authority or the person leading the proceedings.Thus formulated tasks, which are certain questions to the experts.Authorities designated by the study, collect and provision of materials experts, selected specialists (institutions or individuals), evaluate the results of opinion research.If you have agreed with the conclusions of experts, the findings are used in decision-making processes.
It should be noted that the experts conducting the above studies, imperious powers not vested.In this regard, the statements such as "experts, found the defendant insane, he was sent for compulsory treatment, indemnify" are incorrect.Such decisions are made only by the court.
