THE EVALUATION
OF MEDICO-LEGAL REPORTS WHICH ARRANGED IN PSYCHIATRY 1999 YEAR
Ersoy MA, Zeyfeoglu
Y, Hanci IH, Coskunol H.
The Bulletin of Legal Medicine (Turkish), 1999, 4(2): 60-63.
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to report forensic reports of a university psychiatry department.
So that comparison with similar other studies later on, will reveal possible extrapolations for standardization of the forensic
decision process. Most of the cases were sent from the institutions in the university town and its vicinity. More than half
on the cases (%58) were civil law cases. Appointment of a guardian, testamentary and contractual capacity and competence (%42)
and criminal responsibility (%22.4) were the most often questions asked by judicial offices.
It is noticed that in some cases, psychiatrists could hardly make a definite decision. It ought to discussed what should
be done in such difficult cases. Both psychiatrists and jurists should work on the language and communication problems between
institutions. Comparison of the results of this study with similar ones will be very fruitful.
Key words: Forensic psychiatry.
