RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Treatment of Sex Offenders in Israeli Prison Settings
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 100
OP 103
VO 39
IS 1
A1 Moshe Birger
A1 Tal Bergman-Levy
A1 Oren Asman
YR 2011
UL http://jaapl.org/content/39/1/100.abstract
AB The number of incarcerated sex offenders in the Israeli prison system has steadily increased during the past decade. While treatment of sex offenders is complex, treatment of those in prison seems to be more challenging. This publication presents major considerations and dilemmas, clinical as well as ethics-related, derived from the experience of the psychiatric division in the Israeli prison service in treating sex offenders in this special setting. The psychiatrist treating the incarcerated offender must always maintain a sensitive balance between the needs and wishes of his patient and the potential threat to society stemming from recidivism.