PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Melella, John T.
AU  - Travin, Sheldon
AU  - Cullen, Ken
TI  - Legal and Ethical Issues in the Use of Antiandrogens in Treating Sex Offenders
DP  - 1989 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 223--232
VI  - 17
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/17/3/223.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/17/3/223.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1989 Sep 01; 17
AB  - Antiandrogen treatment of sexual offenders raises serious legal and ethical considerations in both the medical profession and in the courts. Discussion is offered on the use of antiandrogens in both an involuntary and voluntary context. The potential negative impact of this treatment modality on such constitutional issues as privacy interests, right to procreative freedom, freedom of speech and communication, and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment is explored and notable, germane court cases are presented. The need for clear ethical guidelines for the administration of this treatment is stressed.