The forensic psychiatric significance of socially dangerous actions aimed at their children in women with schizophrenia.
- Authors: Shport S.V.1, Khamitov R.R.2, Afzaletdinova D.K.3, Kachaeva M.A.4, Skibina N.V.4, Nazarova L.N.4
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Affiliations:
- V.Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology
- Kazan High Security Psychiatric Hospital with intensive supervision
- Bashkir State Medical University
- V. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology
- Section: Original study arcticles
- Submitted: 27.02.2025
- Accepted: 23.05.2025
- Published: 27.06.2025
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/1027-4898/article/view/669182
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/nb669182
- ID: 669182
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Abstract
Comparative clinical, psychopathological and social factors of infanticide in women suffering from schizophrenia are analyzed. The features of the mechanisms for the implementation of aggressive socially dangerous behavior are investigated. The features of social factors and their degree of influence on the realization of aggressive illegal behavior of women are studied.
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Svetlana V. Shport
V.Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology
Email: svshport@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0739-4121
Scopus Author ID: 8315485700
доктор медицинских наук, генеральный директор ФГБУ «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр психиатрии и наркологии им. В.П. Сербского» Минздрава России
Russian FederationRustem R. Khamitov
Kazan High Security Psychiatric Hospital with intensive supervision
Email: rrkzn@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1271-8330
Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Chief Medical Officer, Kazan Special Psychiatric Hospital with intensive supervision; Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology
Russian FederationDinara Kh. Afzaletdinova
Bashkir State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: dinara-05@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1042-3528
Scopus Author ID: 57207624168
кандидат медицинских наук, ассистент кафедры психиатрии, наркологии и психотерапии БГМУ, врач-судебно-психиатрический эксперт ГБУЗ РБ «Республиканская клиническая психиатрическая больница»,
Russian Federation, г.Уфа, ул.Ленина, 3Margarita A. Kachaeva
V. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology
Email: mkachaeva@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7642-9829
Scopus Author ID: 6602538529
Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Chief Researcher, V. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology; Professor of the Department of Social and Forensic Psychiatry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Russian FederationNadejda V. Skibina
Email: nskibina59@mail.ru
Lionella N. Nazarova
Email: LnLn2016@bk.ru
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