Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Torture Victims

Authors: Ozdemir M*

DOI: 10.23880/ijfsc-16000285

Volume 7, Issue 4

Abstract

Torture is a word of Persian origin and is defined as “excessive physical or moral punishment to a person” Torture is one of the important subjects of forensic medicine. Forensic Medicine specialists are experts who detect the lesions on the bodies of torture cases, which are considered to be the most extreme points of violations of rights, who can interpret them, and also try to diagnose invisible psychiatric traces. This duty obliges Forensic Medicine to evaluate scientific truths impartially and in all details.

Keywords: Crime; Victim; Forensic Medicine; Psychiatry; Forensic Psychiatry; Torture

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