ADELINA SARGSYAN

Lecturer of the Department of Criminal Law and

Criminal Procedure Law of the

Institute of Law and Politics of the Russian-Armenian University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2024.1-3-93

Annotation.

Currently, among the numerous classifications of types of iatrogenism and iatrogenic crimes, diagnostic iatrogenism deserves special attention, the increased public danger and social harmfulness of which is beyond doubt. Considering the various types of iatrogenies, special attention should be paid to iatrogenies of diagnostic procedures, which are very common and entail other iatrogenies. An incorrectly established diagnosis leads to iatrogenism, and further prescribed treatment based on an incorrect diagnosis causes iatropathy in the patient. Thus, the danger of this type of iatrogenies lies in their double effect – as a result of diagnostic iatrogenies, other therapeutic ones are generated. Therapeutic iatrogenia is an incorrect treatment determined by a doctor based on an incorrectly diagnosed diagnosis. Iatrogenies of diagnostic procedures consist in incorrect diagnosis, incomplete diagnosis and untimely diagnosis. In the light of the above, the criminal law analysis of improper medical care, expressed in diagnostic errors (shortcomings), is of great importance. This article analyzes diagnostic iatrogenies based on the materials of the judicial practice of the Republic of Armenia; in the context of the prevalence of iatrogenies of diagnostic procedures, legislative changes aimed at improving the criminal legal fight against iatrogenic crimes are proposed.

PDF