title: [The new law on strengthening the rights of victims of sexual abuse and its implications for the forensic-psychiatric assessment of sexual offenders].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Highlighting practical implications and research aspects of forensic-psychiatric assessments in the context of the new law on strengthening the rights of victims of sexual abuse.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on a clinical case we report implications for the forensic-psychiatric assessment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The new law now requires an expert to evaluate the necessity and the subject's motivation to receive a given treatment. Up to now, the majority of sexual offenders were assumed to be responsible for their actions and in most cases a forensic-psychiatric assessment was not required. For this reason, guidelines for forensic-psychiatric assessments are urgently needed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The number of forensic-psychiatric assessments is likely to increase substantially and a relevant-case law is still lacking.
authors.affiliation: Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim.
authors.forename: Jan Malte
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bumb
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Tübingen.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Foerster
authors.affiliation: Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dressing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs