| Medicolegal evaluation of suicidal deaths exemplified by the situation in Germany. | |
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PMID: 20162381 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Suicide is a significant form of unnatural death and must be differentiated as such from other violent manners of death (homicide, accident), but also from unexpected deaths due to natural causes. The distinction is made on the basis of a careful collection and correct interpretation of post-mortem forensic findings on the one hand, the general background of the case and the criminal investigation at the scene on the other. For competent assessment by the post-mortem medical examiner and/or forensic pathologist, a thorough knowledge of the numerous methods of committing suicide and their pathomorphological correlates is indispensable. This not only includes the constellation of findings and injury patterns typical of suicide, but also unusual manifestations. Highly conspicuous are complex suicides, in which several methods are applied simultaneously, or one after the other, as well as joint suicides and homicide-suicides involving several persons. Certain settings also deserve special attention. Moreover, simulated or dissimulated suicide is a possibility that must always be borne in mind in forensic practice. |
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Authors:
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Markus Grosse Perdekamp; Stefan Pollak; Annette Thierauf |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-02-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Forensic science, medicine, and pathology Volume: 6 ISSN: 1556-2891 ISO Abbreviation: Forensic Sci Med Pathol Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-09 Completed Date: 2010-07-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101236111 Medline TA: Forensic Sci Med Pathol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 58-70 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. |
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Accidents, Traffic
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statistics & numerical data Aged, 80 and over Cause of Death Crime / legislation & jurisprudence Drowning Female Forensic Pathology Germany Homicide / legislation & jurisprudence Humans Occupational Exposure Physicians Prisoners Suicide / legislation & jurisprudence*, statistics & numerical data* Wounds and Injuries |
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