False allegation in abuse cases: a case report

CELIK G. G., Tahiroglu A. Y., AVCI A., MERAL D., ÇEKİN N.

ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, vol.9, no.1, pp.49-53, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.49-53
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Abuse and its complications are the important part of child and adolescent psychiatry services. Professionals who worked in this area can be faced with false abuse allegation. Treatment, ethic and forensic necessity are the most important difficulties in these cases. The aims of this study are to inform about of the false allegation case whose legal reporting procedures initiated by clinicians and to discuss this case from psychiatric, forensic and ethical point of views.