Ghadigaonkar Deepak Shantaram, Kandasamy Arun, Sivakumar Palanimuthu Thangaraju
Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2021 Sep;43(5 Suppl):S128-S133. doi: 10.1177/02537176211047957. Epub 2021 Oct 8.
Older adults are at high risk of developing more severe consequences of substance use. Due to aging, they may also have multiple medical and psychiatric comorbidities as well as cognitive impairment. This may lead to forensic issues both in terms of civil and criminal matters. This article will review the forensic issues of substance use and their relevance to the older population in particular.
老年人出现物质使用更严重后果的风险很高。由于衰老,他们可能还患有多种医学和精神疾病合并症以及认知障碍。这可能导致民事和刑事方面的法医问题。本文将特别回顾物质使用的法医问题及其与老年人群的相关性。