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Vol. 9, 2024

Volume 9 of Perspectives in Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise – 2024

Official Journal of the Brazilian Association of Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise.

Includes all articles published in 2024.

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Frequency: continuous
Year of publication: 2023

Original Article

Mood Disorders: Forensic Aspects of Penal Responsibility

Alexandre Martins Valença, Antonio Egidio Nardi, Talvane Marins Moraes, José Brasileiro Dourado, Leonardo Fernandez Meyer, Luiz Felipe Rigonatti, Antonio Geraldo Silva

Vol. 9, 2024

The objective of this article is to carry out a narrative review of the concept of criminal responsibility, applied to the main mood disorders: bipolar disorder and depression.

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Literature review

MECHANICAL ASPHYXIA: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND CURRENT APPROACH IN FORENSIC SCIENCE

Guadalupe Melo Santiesteban, Patricia Beatriz Denis Rodriguez, Alberto Jimenez Baltazar, Ivan Baltazar Ramos Javier, Edmundo Denis Rodriguez

Vol. 9, 2024

The term asphyxia is defined as the suspension or difficulty in breathing; in forensic sciences, it is an inefficient exchange of respiratory gases with reduced blood flow, which decreases the availability of oxygen for peripheral tissues

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Literature review

JURISPRUDENTIAL REVIEW OF APPEAL DECISIONS FOR ERRORS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE IN AESTHETIC SURGERY IN CEARÁ: A STUDY FROM 2002 TO 2022

Daniel Romero Muñoz, Kelnner Portela Luz, Luiz Eduardo Pimentel Bezerra

Vol. 9, 2024

This investigation aims to examine the implications of civil liability attributed to plastic surgeons in the state of Ceará, with an emphasis on quantifying and qualifying the main surgical procedures involved in incidents classified as ‘medical error’

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Literature review

Forensic DNA and the importance of its application in the odontology legal: narrative review

Roe Mio López Toribio, Nancy Elizabeth Castañeda Eugenio, Digna Amabilia Manrique de Lara Suarez

Vol. 9, 2024

This text reviews the applications of forensic genetics in forensic dentistry, highlighting the use of DNA from teeth and saliva in criminal investigations.

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Original Article

THE SPECIALIZATION OF THE AD HOC EXPERT IN LIGHT OF BRAZILIAN LEGISLATION

Sami El Jundi, Alessandra Pisoni

Vol. 9, 2024

This article is an integrative review of the procedural rules applicable to the work of the medical expert in the civil sphere, with emphasis on the necessary specialization of the ad hoc expert in civil liability suits.

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Original Article

EXPERT IMPASSE: BURNOUT, PSEUDOSCIENCE INCORPORATED IN ICD 11 BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Estevam Vaz de Lima

Vol. 9, 2024

The author reviews the concept of burnout, examines the implications of its new definition in ICD 11 and points out problems related to MBI, concluding that its inclusion in ICD 11 represents the insertion of pseudoscience in the global disease classification.

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WORK ACCIDENTS DUE TO DEPRESSION IN BRAZIL (2003-2021)

Joao Silvestre Silva-Junior, Nilton da Silva Oliveira Junior

Vol. 9, 2024

The study analyzed the notification of work accidents related to depression in Brazil between 2003 and 2021, highlighting an increase in cases classified as “Without CAT” from 2007 onwards, pointing out the need for training to avoid errors in issuing the CAT and implementing of preventive measures for the mental health of workers.

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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: A STUDY ON THE PATRIARCHY ROOTED IN FAMILY STRUCTURES

Fabiana Dias Mol, Luciana de Paula Lima Gazzola

Vol. 9, 2024

Violence is considered one of the forms of violation of human rights and occurs, in a very trivial way, in female bodies. This work aims to attest if there is an influence of patriarchy, rooted in family structures, in the cases of violence against women.

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WEAKNESSES IN UNDERSTANDING THE TYPIFICATION OF SEX CRIMES AND ITS REFLECTIONS ON NOTIFICATIONS OF VULNERABLE RAPE

Flávia Danielle Amaral de Brito

Vol. 9, 2024

There are obvious gaps in distinguishing the specificities of sexual crimes by health professionals. Qualifying notifications is a basic and urgent measure.

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