Investigation of the Clinical Features and Forensic Reports of Children Referred to A University Hospital Child Psychiatric Clinic for Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation: A Two-Year Retrospective Evaluation

Abstract

The gradual increase in the number of forensic events involving children has made forensic psychiatric evaluation even more important in this group. In this study, it was aimed to retrospectively examine the demographic characteristics, psychiatric diseases, intelligence levels, reasons for requesting forensic reports and reports prepared by our clinic of children who were referred to a university hospital child psychiatry outpatient clinic for forensic psychiatric evaluation in the last 2 years. In the evaluation made for this purpose, 55 children were included in the study. In the analysis, it was determined that 61.8% of the children were male, the most common psychiatric diagnoses of the participants were conduct disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperacivity Disorder, 70.9% of the cases consisted of juvenile delinquents, and the most common complaint was about abuse. When compared in terms of gender, it was found that the application and victimization related to the abuse incident was higher in the girls, and the application and delinquency related to the injury incident was higher in the males. These results indicate that knowing the risk factors and other accompanying conditions in children and victims may contribute to taking necessary precautions by protecting the child, family and society.