When an alleged victim has a pre-existing psychopathological diagnosis, this can affect the rating of their version of the abuse in terms of credibility. The objective of this work is to analyze the relationship between the assessment of the credibility of the testimony of a CSA victim, the psychological problems that the child may have presented prior to sexual abuse and the possible psychological sequelae that she may present as a result of the abuse. 109 cases were selected in which the credibility of the testimony could be determined. Through forensic interviews and the study of the corresponding professional reports, the following were obtained: sociodemographic data, data on their previous psychological state and data on their psychological state after the reported events. The psychological state of the child after the reported events shows no relation to the forensic evaluation of the credibility of her testimony. The existence of a relationship between the absence of previous psychopathology and the fact that the victim's testimony is valued as a credible account is confirmed. This study reveals that children who presented psychological manifestations prior to their experience of abuse receive a lower credibility rating than those without previous psychopathological symptoms or diagnoses.

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精神病理学对儿童性虐待证词可信度的作用

当所谓的受害者已有精神病理学诊断时，这可能会影响他们对虐待事件的可信度评级。这项工作的目的是分析 CSA 受害者证词可信度的评估、儿童在性虐待之前可能出现的心理问题以及由于性虐待而可能出现的心理后遗症之间的关系。虐待。选择了109个可以确定证词可信度的案例。通过法医访谈和对相应专业报告的研究，获得了以下数据：社会人口统计数据、他们之前的心理状态数据以及报告事件后他们的心理状态数据。报告事件发生后，该儿童的心理状态与其证词可信度的法医评估无关。先前没有精神病理学与受害人的证词被视为可信的事实之间存在关系已得到证实。这项研究表明，在遭受虐待之前表现出心理表现的儿童比那些之前没有精神病理学症状或诊断的儿童获得的可信度较低。