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Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría
Print version ISSN 0034-7450
Abstract
FREITAS, Lívia Cardoso de; RELVAS-ARGOLO, Marcos Jose and MARTINS-VALENCA, Alexandre. Application of the criminal liability biopsychological criterion in a case of delusional disorder. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2019, vol.48, n.3, pp.192-195. ISSN 0034-7450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2018.02.002.
In this article, the authors report the case of a man who committed the crime of homicide and was evaluated for criminal liability in a psychiatric expert's report. He was diagnosed with delusional disorder and found not guilty. Security measures were applied and he was committed to a high-security psychiatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This case presents the correct technique to apply the biopsychological criterion, according to the Brazilian Penal.
Keywords : Criminal liability; Delusional disorder; Mental disorder; Criminal homicide.