Assessment of the complexity of outpatient forensic psychiatric examinations

Abstract

The authors discuss the issue of objective assessment of complexity in forensic psychiatric evaluation. The complexity of expert assessment is determined by a combination of factors hampering clinical diagnosis and making it difficult to assess the legal significance of a mental disorder. There have been four groups of complexity of examinations in civil cases and three groups of complexity of expertise in criminal cases singled out.

Keywords

• forensic-psychiatric examination
• objective assessment of complexity
• timing
• groups of complexity