Background:Extraction of drugs is one of the biggest concerns and the most important part of preparation and determination in forensic medicine. The lack of an easy, efficient and fast extraction method is the most important and most difficult problem despite the development of forensic centers and their being equipped with new diagnostic devices. In the present study, a comparison was conducte...

The relationship between attachment styles and Cluster B personality disorders were examined among prisoners, forensic inpatients and controls from the general population. Forensic inpatients and prisoners reported significantly less frequently the secure attachment style (Relationship Questionnaire) and significantly more the fearful attachment style compared to the normal controls. Both foren...

1 M.D., Professor of the Forensic Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Social and Work Medicine Department of Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2 Ph.D. in Odontological Sciences Professor of Universidade Santa Cecília, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3 Ph.D. in Preventive Odontology– Professor of post-graduation in Forensic Medicine of Universidade de São Paulo – USP, São P...

During the Second World War in London, the bombing raids targeting civilians led to a greater public reliance on forensic pathologists. Hospitals used their skills to identify the victims of raids and determine their cause of death, though many bomb victims were never identified. The public reputation of forensic pathology was enhanced by Dr. Keith Simpson's 1942 identification of a body found ...