REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON SEX OFFENDERS - THE ABEL-ASSESSMENT FOR SEXUAL INTEREST - A BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Authors
KRUEGER RB BRADFORD JMW GLANCY GD
Citation
Rb. Krueger et al., REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON SEX OFFENDERS - THE ABEL-ASSESSMENT FOR SEXUAL INTEREST - A BRIEF DESCRIPTION, journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the law, 26(2), 1998, pp. 277-280
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Law
Journal title
journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the law → ACNP
ISSN journal
10936793
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
277 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
1093-6793(1998)26:2<277:RFTCOS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
This article briefly reviews objective methods of assessing sexual int erest and/or arousal and mentions some of the disadvantages of penile plethysmography. Literature that supports the use of viewing time as a measurement of sexual interest is reviewed. A detailed description of a new system of assessing sexual interest, called the Abel Assessment , which has both subjective and objective components, is presented. A critique of this assessment system is then offered.