title: [Child sexual abuse: clinical perspectives and ethico-legal dilemmas].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the review of the current literature, the main causing factors of the related conditions with child sexual abuse are the ethical dilemmas and legal implications.
  
  
  METHODS
  A review was conducted on the classic literature on this topic. In this articlesome difficult paradigmatic cases are presented in which the hypothetical dilemmas were solved.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main characteristics of child sexual abuse enable us to have a better argument to address these situations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Taking into account the literature reviewed and predictable courses of action, it is concluded that it is important to take into account each individual each case and its circumstances, and that prudence and clinical objectivity, as well as knowledge of the law, become essential requirements for proper action.
authors.affiliation: Director del Postgrado Psiquiatría Infantil - Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: rancoz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Docente del Postgrado Psiquiatría Infantil - Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramírez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence
keywords: Abuso sexual infantil; Child sexual abuse; Decision; Decisión médico-legal; Dilemas éticos; Ethical dilemmas