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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


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

daniel-romero-munoz , Kelnner Portela Luz, Luiz Eduardo Pimentel Bezerra


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

Sami El Jundi, Alessandra Pisoni


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

estevam-vaz-de-lima


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


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


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

flavia-danielle-amaral-de-brito


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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MEDICAL ERROR IN PEDIATRICS AND THE COMPENSATION QUANTUS

werther-brunow-de-carvalho , camila-lucia-dedivitis-tiossi-wild


The study analyzed 60 cases of medical error in pediatrics, highlighting the prevalence of deaths and the diversity in judicial decisions on compensation for moral and material damages. The results showed disagreements between expert reports and court decisions.

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MEDICAL ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY

Renato de Assis Pinheiro


Medical advertising on social media and its influence on medical civil responsibility.

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THE MEDICAL EXPERTISE AS JUSTICE ASSISTANT IN CIVIL, CRIMINAL AND LABOR PROCEEDINGS

joao-carlos-d-elia


Bodily damage depends on the means or agent that caused it. It evolves depending on comorbidities, therapeutic procedures and the possibility of recovery. The expert assessment of bodily damage requires training in medicine since it requires knowledge of the etiopathogenesis and therapies for morbidities.

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FROM A BIBLIOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE, INFORMED CONSENT’S IMPACT ON KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION

Avinash J. Pujari, Bidhan Dolai


The exact goals of the bibliometric analysis are described in the abstract. These goals include looking at the cross-correlation matrix of citation counts between various journals, gauging academic community prominence and research interests, looking at shifting trends in topic frequency and significance, and visualising the outcomes of each analysis.

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