Psychiatry is not included in the list corresponding to the practice from 2006 to 2010 in Bogotá, as recorded by the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. However, this does not mean that no lawsuits have been filed against psychiatrists; for instance, the study by Jiménez et al. on professionals who were members of the Special Fund for Solidary Support in case of Lawsuits Fepasde and were sued between 1999 and 2006. There were 12 cases of professionals sued for a total of 18 lawsuits, mostly disciplinary and ethical.
Los psiquiatras no aparecen en este listado de pericias practicadas de 2006 a 2010 en Bogotá, en el Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses; sin embargo, eso no quiere decir que no hayan sido demandados: por ejemplo, en el estudio de Jiménez et al. se observa que, según el análisis de casos de profesionales demandados, afiliados al Fondo Especial para Auxilio Solidario de Demandas Fepasde, entre 1999 y 2006 hubo 12 casos de profesionales demandados, con un total de 18 procesos; en su mayoría, disciplinarios y éticos.