The Institute of Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatric Examination and Drug Monitoring 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 ones, 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 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 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 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

Related areas:

Forensic Psychiatric Examination