Rapportages pro Justitia van het Nederlands Instituut voor Forensische Psychiatrie en Psychologie in retrospectief; toepassingen van genetische en neurowetenschappelijke inzichten, in 2000 en 2009

J F Ter Harmsel; T Molendijk; C G van El; A M'charek; M Kempes; T Rinne; T Pieters

Rapportages pro Justitia van het Nederlands Instituut voor Forensische Psychiatrie en Psychologie in retrospectief; toepassingen van genetische en neurowetenschappelijke inzichten, in 2000 en 2009

Translated title of the contribution: Forensic assessments from the Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology in retrospect; applications of genetics and neuroscience, in 2000 and 2009

J F Ter Harmsel, T Molendijk, C G van El, A M'charek, M Kempes, T Rinne, T Pieters

Human Genetics (VUmc)

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Developments in neurosciences and genetics are relevant for forensic psychiatry.

AIM: To find out whether and how genetic and neuroscientific applications are being used in forensic psychiatric assessments, and, if they are, to estimate to what extent new applications will fit in with these uses.

METHOD: We analysed 60 forensic psychiatric assessments from the Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, Pieter Baan Center, and 30 non-clinical assessments from 2000 and 2009.

RESULTS: We found that (behavioral) genetic, neurological and neuropsychological applications played only a modest role in forensic psychiatric assessment and they represent different phases of the implementation process. Neuropsychological assessment already occupied a position of some importance, but needed to be better integrated. Applications from neurology were still being developed. Clinical genetic assessment was being used occasionally in order to diagnose a genetic syndrome with behavioral consequences.

CONCLUSION: If further validated information becomes available in the future, it should be possible to integrate new research methods more fully into current clinical practice.

Translated title of the contribution	Forensic assessments from the Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology in retrospect; applications of genetics and neuroscience, in 2000 and 2009
Original language	Dutch
Pages (from-to)	20-9
Number of pages	10
Journal	Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie
Volume	58
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

English Abstract
Forensic Genetics
Forensic Psychiatry
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Journal Article
Netherlands
Neurosciences
Risk Assessment
Violence

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Rapportages pro Justitia van het Nederlands Instituut voor Forensische Psychiatrie en Psychologie in retrospectief; toepassingen van genetische en neurowetenschappelijke inzichten, in 2000 en 2009. / Ter Harmsel, J F; Molendijk, T; van El, C G et al.
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