Candidate Genetic Markers for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Within the Scope of Forensic Psychiatry.

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the role of two candidate polymorphisms to improve the diagnosis of Post-Traumatic StressDisorder (PTSD) in forensic psychiatry settings.

Methods: Individuals who applied to our unit with PTSD symptoms following a traffic accident were included. The control group consisted of people who had experienced a similar accident without any symptoms.

Dark side of customs: scalding burns in childhood due to use of traditional teacup and teapot, in Turkey.

The most common type of burn among children is scalding burn. This study aims to reveal child abuse and neglect as a specific etiological factor that specific to our country, traditional teapot- and teacup-related scalding burns. Burn cases that admitted to our Burn Center were investigated, and among these, 72 cases suffering from scalding burns were included in the study.

Medicolegal evaluation of a maternal filicide attempt: a case report.

Foto-Özdemir D, Balseven-Odabaşı A, Tekşam Ö, Karadağ F, Akçan F, Yılmaz E. Medicolegal evaluation of a maternal filicide attempt: a case report. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 622-628.

Forensic medicine evaluation of Alzheimer patients: a series from Ankara, Turkey.

Background/aim: Pathophysiological changes due to Alzheimer disease and increasing age might result in situations requiring forensic evaluation in the elderly. Judicial bodies might need forensic evaluation of trauma and the decision-making capacity of Alzheimer patients. This study aimed to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of Alzheimer patients seen for forensic evaluation.

[A case of Munchausen Syndrome by proxy in the context of folie a famille].

The occurrence of similar psychotic symptoms in two or more people is called shared paranoid disorder. In this disease, the person who exhibits psychotic symptoms first is the "primary patient". The symptoms are contracted by the other people through persuasion.

Munchausen syndrome by proxy presented as recurrent respiratory arrest and thigh abscess: a case study and overview.

While many physicians are familiar with the sexual or physical abuse of children, there is little awareness about Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP). As case reports of MSBP increase, awareness among physicians is thought to increase as well. We thus present herein a 16-month-old girl who admitted to Hacettepe University İhsan Doğramacı Children's Hospital with the complaint of seizure, recurrent apnea and thigh abscess, who was later diagnosed as MSBP.

Age and sex estimation by metric measurements and fusion of hyoid bone in a Turkish population.

The hyoid bone is of great importance in forensic medicine practice and it has been studied for various forensic purposes; however, there have been few studies dealing with age and sex estimation using the hyoid bone. Using discriminant function analysis this study attempts to determine the utility of metric measurements and non-metric variations of the hyoid bone in terms of estimation of sex and age in a Turkish population and to find out differences with other populations by comparison of obtained results with the literature. For this purpose, the hyoid bones of 85 cadavers of known sex and age were extracted and 33 measurements were made with a computer program following photography with a camera.

The analysis of child abuse and neglect cases assessed by a multidisciplinary study group between 2005-2008.

This study aimed to evaluate the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of child abuse and neglect (CAN) cases. Subjects were 102 cases that were clinically assessed by the multidisciplinary hospital team. Early and late childhood cases (according to the age at first abuse) were compared by means of characteristics of abuse.

Effects of different types of soil on decomposition: an experimental study.

Decomposition, a postmortem process including autolysis and putrefaction, is affected by many factors (e.g., humidity, microbial activity, soil properties).

Medical forensic examination of detained immigrants: is the Istanbul Protocol followed?

Introduction: Maltreatment and torture during custody is still an important problem in many countries. Both national and international regulations and the Istanbul Protocol are of great importance in terms of elimination of maltreatment and torture. In this study, we evaluated whether examinations for custody of immigrants were performed in accordance with the Istanbul Protocol.

The experiences of violence and occupational health risks of sex workers working in brothels in ankara.

Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal and discuss occupational health risks, violence against sex workers working in brothels and their working conditions in Ankara.

Materials And Methods: The study included 138 sex workers. Data were collected at face to face interviews with a questionnaire composed of 40 questions about socio-demographic features, familial characteristics, reasons for becoming a sex worker, experiences of violence and occupational health risks.

Postmortem burning of the corpses following homicide.

Although there have been a great number of studies focussing on antemortem burns or fire-related deaths, the present study is the first dealing exclusively with postmortem burnings aiming to cover up a homicidal action. This study aims to draw attention to postmortem burning following homicide by determining the general characteristics of a series of burned corpses. Thirteen cases of homicide involving postmortem burning were included in the scope of the study.

Burn injuries among children aged up to seven years.

We investigated characteristics of burns in children aged up to seven years and hospitalized at our Burn Unit between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2007 in order to detect risk factors and prepare a program for prevention of burn injuries in children. There were 119 boys and 81 girls (ratio 1:0.67) and the mean total body surface area burned was 16.

Measurement of ethyl glucuronide in vitreous humor with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Background: It is important to detect alcohol intake in postmortem investigations. However it can be difficult to interpret the results of alcohol analysis in putrefied corpses. To avoid this difficulty, there have been studies on detection of ethyl glucuronide (EtG), a non-oxidative metabolite of ethyl alcohol.