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The case of an abused child exposed to the direct danger of serious damage to health in the form of a permanent mental illness = Przypadek dziecka maltretowanego jako narażenie na bezpośrednie niebezpieczeństwo wystąpienia ciężkiego uszczerbku na zdrowiu w postaci trwałej choroby psychicznej

Publication date: 28.08.2023

Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2023, Vol. 73 (1), pp. 45 - 56

https://doi.org/10.4467/16891716AMSIK.22.005.18215

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Piotr Engelgardt
Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
Department of Pathomorphology and Forensic Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
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Maciej Krzyżanowski
Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
Department of Pathomorphology and Forensic Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3148-0823 Orcid
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Monika Włodarczyk-Dudka
Group of Pedagogical Institutions in Ostróda
, Poland
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The case of an abused child exposed to the direct danger of serious damage to health in the form of a permanent mental illness

Abstract

Prolonged exposure to violence in any form takes a toll on children’s health. It may increase the risk of multiple mental disorders appearing in adult life. Such disorders may be of severe intensity, and in extreme cases, they can even disable normal functioning both individually and socially.

The present case concerns an eight-year-old girl subjected to all forms of abuse (sexual, physical, psychological and negligence) in her biological family. The foster parents made a notification of a suspected criminal offence based on their multiple observations of behavioral disorders of the child.

After analyzing the evidence, including observations of behavior in the foster family and a comprehensive medical-psychological examination of the subject, all forms of child abuse according to ICD-10 have been diagnosed, as well as a negative impact of violence on the child’s psychological well-being.

A thorough analysis of the whole available data led to a conclusion that the girl, functioning in her biological family, was exposed to a direct danger of severe health impairment in the form of a permanent mental illness within the meaning of art. 160 of the Polish Penal Code.

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Information: Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2023, Vol. 73 (1), pp. 45 - 56

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

The case of an abused child exposed to the direct danger of serious damage to health in the form of a permanent mental illness

Polish:

The case of an abused child exposed to the direct danger of serious damage to health in the form of a permanent mental illness = Przypadek dziecka maltretowanego jako narażenie na bezpośrednie niebezpieczeństwo wystąpienia ciężkiego uszczerbku na zdrowiu w postaci trwałej choroby psychicznej

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1826-4421

Piotr Engelgardt
Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
Department of Pathomorphology and Forensic Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1826-4421 Orcid
All publications →

Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Poland

Department of Pathomorphology and Forensic Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3148-0823

Maciej Krzyżanowski
Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
Department of Pathomorphology and Forensic Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3148-0823 Orcid
All publications →

Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Poland

Department of Pathomorphology and Forensic Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Poland

Group of Pedagogical Institutions in Ostróda
Poland

Published at: 28.08.2023

Received at: 16.03.2023

Accepted at: 23.06.2023

Article status: Open

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Percentage share of authors:

Piotr Engelgardt (Author) - 33.33%
Maciej Krzyżanowski (Author) - 33.33%
Monika Włodarczyk-Dudka (Author) - 33.33%

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Engelgardt, P, Krzyżanowski, M, Włodarczyk-Dudka, M. The case of an abused child exposed to the direct danger of serious damage to health in the form of a permanent mental illness. Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology 2023, 45-56 (2023)