RESUMO
One of the central matters in forensic psychiatry is its culpability. Day after day we, the mental health professionals, are subpoenaed in different courts of our country to assess the mental state of a given individual in order to endorse a judge so that he can issue their view pertaining the culpability and the responsibility of accused subjects. Our current National Criminal Code, dating from 1921, in Art. 34 sub 1 holds for culpability a dichotomous model in which an individual is responsible and must be accountable for his behavior or not responsible and in such case must no be held accountable in criminal courts. This dichotomous model often does not permit the correct analysis of the psychopathology making sometimes the psychiatrist to force a conclusion according to this paradigm imposed by Justice. As we all know reality does not reflect itself under discrete categories and notwithstanding this is the written norm, people, thoughts, emotions and behaviors manifest in dimensions where boundaries are not always clear. Hence, we are considering it necessary to give effect to the impulses for the reform of the existing Criminal Code to lead to diminish culpability.
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Direito Penal , Psiquiatria Legal , Argentina , Direito Penal/legislação & jurisprudência , Psiquiatria Legal/legislação & jurisprudência , Humanos , Responsabilidade Legal , Competência MentalRESUMO
This paper evaluates the Reform of the Psychiatrist Central Ward for Men (Unit 20 of the Federal Prison System). The aim is to study the process of adopting a new paradigm for medically assisting psychiatric prisoner-patients and its consequences. It concludes that the medical condition of a psychiatric prisoner should be clarified and referred to the Department of Forensic Medicine by a Criminal Court straightaway, and that the Department of Forensic Medicine should act more promptly. It also suggests the relative reduction in working hours of both teams.
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Hospitalização , Hospitais Psiquiátricos , Emergências , Humanos , Unidade Hospitalar de PsiquiatriaRESUMO
The previous situation of the Central Psychiatric Unit is described, together with all the reforms taken place after the commentaries held by the commission of psychiatrists that carried out several visits to psychiatric unit. Case histories were audited and interviews were held with in-patients.
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Unidades Hospitalares/legislação & jurisprudência , Unidades Hospitalares/organização & administração , Psiquiatria , Argentina , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
Se realiza un análisis de la situación previa del Servicio Psiquiátrico Central de Varones ("Unidad 20"), y de todas aquellas reformas que tuvieron lugar a partir de las opiniones vertidas por la comisión de psiquiatras que efectuó una serie de visitas a la unidad de internación para auditar historias clínicas y entrevistarse con algunos de los internos alojados a fin de interiorizarse acerca de las condiciones de internación en dicha unidad.(AU)
The previous situation of the Central Psychiatric Unit is described, together with all the reforms taken place after the commentaries held by the commission of psychiatrists that carried out several visits to psychiatric unit. Case histories were audited and interviews were held with in-patients.(AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Hospitais Psiquiátricos/legislação & jurisprudência , Prisões/legislação & jurisprudência , Prisões/estatística & dados numéricos , Isolamento Social/psicologia , Prontuários Médicos/legislação & jurisprudência , Prontuários Médicos/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Se realiza un análisis de la situación previa del Servicio Psiquiátrico Central de Varones ("Unidad 20"), y de todas aquellas reformas que tuvieron lugar a partir de las opiniones vertidas por la comisión de psiquiatras que efectuó una serie de visitas a la unidad de internación para auditar historias clínicas y entrevistarse con algunos de los internos alojados a fin de interiorizarse acerca de las condiciones de internación en dicha unidad.
The previous situation of the Central Psychiatric Unit is described, together with all the reforms taken place after the commentaries held by the commission of psychiatrists that carried out several visits to psychiatric unit. Case histories were audited and interviews were held with in-patients.
