The impact of childhood maltreatment on aggression, criminal risk factors, and treatment trajectories in forensic psychiatric patients - Koolschijn M, Jankovic M, Bogaerts S.
INTRODUCTION: Children's development into healthy well-functioning adults can be negatively affected by adversity. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been shown to lead to a variety of poor life outcomes, ranging from mental health problems (e.g., a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The mental health of officials who regularly examine child sexual abuse material: strategies for harm mitigation - Mitchell KJ, Gewirtz-Meydan A, Finkelhor D, O'Brien JE, Jones LM.
BACKGROUND: The current study aims to better understand the mental health and subjective well-being of investigators and forensic examiners exposed to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by examining which components of this work are associated with elevate... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Sudden death related to sexual activity: a multicenter study based on forensic autopsies (2010-2021) - Lopez-Garcia P, de Leon MSS, Hernandez-Guerra AI, Fernandez-Liste A, Lucena J, Morentin B.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the epidemiological characteristics, clinic-pathological findings and recent use of substances of abuse and prescribed drugs in sexual activity-related sudden death (SArSD). METHODS: Multicenter populatio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A Swedish nationwide forensic study of the manner of death in single stab injuries to the trunk - Berg von Linde M, Acosta S, Khoshnood AM, Wingren CJ.
INTRODUCTION: Forensic pathologists are frequently confronted with questions about whether an injury is likely to have been inflicted by an assault or be self-inflicted. However, little is known of the epidemiological variables that might be applicable to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Forensic investigations of disasters: past achievements and new directions - Alc ántara-Ayala I, Burton I, Lavell A, Oliver-Smith A, Brenes A, Dickinson T.
In the 2020s, understanding disaster risk requires a strong and clear recognition of values and goals that influence the use of political and economic power and social authority to guide growth and development. This configuration of values, goals, power an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Self-harming behaviors and forensic system-related factors: an analysis of the Ontario Review Board database - Kaggwa MM, Chaimowitz GA, Erb B, Prat S, Davids A, Moulden H, Robbins A, Bradford J, Mamak M, Olagunju AT.
BACKGROUND: In Canada, ensuring public safety, and the safety and well-being of accused individuals under the jurisdiction of the provincial review board are very important. While previous studies have reported a significant risk of self-harming behaviors ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Children's elaborated responses to yes-no questions in forensic interviews about sexual abuse - Szojka ZA, Lyon TD.
This study examined 379 4- to 12-year-olds' answers to yes-no questions in forens... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Reducing risk for future violence from forensic psychiatric patients by using critical factors of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability as a caring tool - Pollak C, Palmstierna T.
BACKGROUND: The dual task for forensic mental health care is community protection and treatment of mental disorders. The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) has become an established tool for risk assessment and care planning in forensic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Sexually transmitted infections diagnosed in individuals presenting for forensic and medical care following sexual assault - Parekh VR, Martin SJ, Tyson A, Brkic A, McMinn J, Beaumont C, Bowden FJ.
BACKGROUND: People who report sexual assault express concerns regarding contracting sexually transmitted infection (STI); however, published literature regarding the risk of STI transmission in this context is sparse. METHOD: We audited STI and blo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement - Tambuzzi S, Gentile G, Boracchi M, Zoja R.
In forensic science and in modern times, impalement is a rare event. When this occurrence involves the head, it is even more unusual since this region is very small compared to the rest of the body. Although impalements are rare, they represent scenarios t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Violence against children: a review of cases at a forensic anthropology unit, Johannesburg, South Africa - Steyn M, Brits D, Botha D, Holland S.
South Africa is experiencing a scourge of violence against women and children, with alarming levels of violence, and as such, juvenile cases are sometimes encountered in a forensic anthropological setting. The aim of this research was to assess the cases o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
HBO Is Reportedly Making A George Santos Film
A film described as taking a "forensic and darkly comic look” at the election of former Long Island Congressman George Santos is in the works at HBO, Deadline first reported, with the producer of Emmy-winning mega hits “Veep” and “Succession” at the helm. The film will be based on the week-old…#longisland #georgesantos #hbo #deadline #veep #veryamericanlegend #newsday #markchiusano #amazon #mikemakowsky (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother-child reporting discrepancies of child physical abuse: associations with internalizing and externalizing symptoms - Lamela D, Pasion R, Costa R, Pinto TM, Morais A, Jongenelen I.
BACKGROUND: Mother-child discrepancies frequently occur in reports of child physical abuse. Such report discrepancies raise important challenges for interpreting and integrating data from multiple informants in forensic and clinical settings. OBJEC... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
A "concrete" identification in a dismemberment case - Sheganoski T, Wiltsey MT, Horne T, Sheganoski A, Hood I.
Homicide perpetrators can use concrete as a means to conceal their victims. When concrete encasement is encountered in the forensic field, albeit rarely, it is often coupled with postmortem dismemberment. This method of obscuring the evidence presents uniq... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Improving the forensic genital examination for trans and gender diverse sexual assault complainants: three case reports - Oke MJ.
Trans and gender diverse people experience high rates of sexual violence and significant barriers to healthcare, including post-sexual assault healthcare. These barriers could lead to delays in presentations to sexual assault services and a reluctance to h... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
