The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Forensic Psychiatric Examination

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作者：
Varga, Daniela Margareta [1 ,2 ]
Voita-Mekeres, Florica [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Buhas, Camelia Liana [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Mekeres, Gabriel Mihai [2 ,4 ]
Mindru, Florina Madalina [1 ]
Voita, Nutu Cristian [5 ]
Davidescu, Lavinia [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Oradea, Doctoral Sch Biomed Sci, Oradea 410073, Romania
[2] Cty Clin Emergency Hosp Oradea, Oradea 410087, Romania
[3] Univ Oradea, Fac Med & Pharm, Dept Morphol Disciplines, Oradea 410073, Romania
[4] Univ Oradea, Fac Med & Pharm, Med Dept, Univ St 1, Oradea 410087, Romania
[5] Cty Emergency Hosp Cluj Napoca, Cluj Napoca 400000, Romania
来源：
DIAGNOSTICS | 2025年 / 15卷 / 04期
关键词：
forensic psychiatric examination; COVID-19; discernment; CHALLENGES;
D O I：
10.3390/diagnostics15040483
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Background/Objectives: Forensic psychiatric expertise significantly contributes to clinical criminology. Interdisciplinary investigations, evaluation tactics, and the use of criminology indices are essential for psychosocial prognostic assessments of conflict, aggression, adaptability, and recovery. Methods: This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on forensic psychiatric expertise by analyzing demographic variables such as age, gender, background, and other relevant data including criminal records, forensic antecedents, personal pathological antecedents, diagnosis, and discernment. Our study included 186 patients categorized into pandemic and post-pandemic periods. Results: Most participants were male, with no significant rural-urban distribution differences. During the COVID period, common criminal acts included aggression and child pornography, followed by attempted murder. A significant association was found between discernment and psychiatric disorders (p < 0.0011), with 67.6% of the patients lacking discernment having mental illnesses. Legal outcomes varied with discernment; 60.3% of patients without discernment required mandatory hospitalization (p < 0.0011). Conclusions: Medico-legal antecedents were more frequent during the pandemic, and safety measures were more commonly applied to those lacking discernment.
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