PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Gutheil, Thomas G. TI - Approaches to Forensic Assessment of False Claims of Sexual Misconduct by Therapists DP - 1992 Sep 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 289--296 VI - 20 IP - 3 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/20/3/289.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/20/3/289.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1992 Sep 01; 20 AB - The author offers systematic approaches to evaluation of claims of therapist-patient sexual misconduct, together with their rationales. False accusations should be considered in all such cases in order to maintain the balanced forensic perspective and to probe for malingering, as in all evaluations. Practical techniques are offered and the underlying reasoning described.