The Institute of Forensic Psychiatry of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine is authorized to carry out forensic psychological examinations both independently and as part of a comprehensive forensic examination.

The subject of a forensic psychological examination is the psychological, including the age, features, and psycho-emotional conditions of a person during a legally significant period, or psychological changes after that period, the identification of which bears procedural effects.

Types of forensic psychological examinations carried out by the Institute:

• Forensic psychological examination of the suspects / accused of intended bodily injury/murder in terms of emotional conditions (e.g. socially dangerous offenses provided in Articles 115-119, 121, 122, 124, 128 of the Criminal Code)
• Forensic psychological examination of the suspects / accused of offenses committed by a group of persons
• Forensic psychological examination of the victims in criminal proceedings
• Postmortem forensic psychological examination of the victims in criminal proceedings for death (e.g. socially dangerous offenses provided in Articles 115, 120 of the Criminal Code)
• Forensic psychological examination of  minor victims of crimes against sexual freedom and sexual inviolability (e.g. socially dangerous offenses provided in Articles 152, 153, 155, 156 of the Criminal Code)
• Forensic psychological examination of minors (evaluation of the ability to testify)
• Forensic psychological examination of minors who committed offenses
• Forensic psychological examination based on video recording, investigative acts involving a person
• Forensic psychological examination based on video recording, investigative acts involving a minor
• Forensic psychological examination in the trials on compensating moral damage caused by an offense
• Forensic psychological examination in the trials on identifying the place of residence of a child
• Forensic psychological examination in the trials on recognizing the committed act invalid

Issues (tasks) to be addressed by forensic psychology experts

Contact us:

Phone: +38(044) 503-87-33, +38(097) 132-10-86

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Forensic Psychiatric Examination