Citation

Leal CCS, Valença AM. J. Bras. Psiquiatr. 2020; 69(3): 197-200.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Instituto De Psiquiatria)

DOI

10.1590/0047-2085000000281

PMID

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Abstract

The current article describes the case of a man who claimed amnesia in relation to a sexual crime he had allegedly committed. Psychiatric examination concluded that the individual was feigning amnesia. Claimed amnesia of a criminal offense is one of the most commonly feigned symptoms in the forensic medical setting. It is thus necessary to rule out organic or psychogenic causes of amnesia and always consider feigned amnesia in the presence of psychopathological alterations that do not reflect classi-cally known syndromes. © 2020, Editora Cientifica Nacional Ltda. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

crime; human; Crime; male; aged; case report; suicide attempt; forensic medicine; clinical article; psychologic assessment; medical liability; sexual crime; follow up; recall; amnesia; agitation; Article; Amnesia; sexual violence; Simulation; Criminal liability; social conviviality