Abel Screening, Inc. was formed in 1995 to provide therapists and criminal justice professionals with tests that will protect communities from sex abusers. A strong emphasis at ASI are products to protect children from sexual abuse.
Gene G. Abel, M.D., who formed the company in 1995, had spent the previous eight years developing a new technology to measure a person's sexual interests in 22 categories with emphasis on his/her sexual interest in children.
The Diana Screen® produces results used by human resources professionals in organizations and businesses where the applicant's conduct with children is a concern.
The Abel Assessment for sexual interest-2™ (AASI-2) is used by clinicians as a state-of-the-art objective measure of a person's sexual interest in children.
The Abel–Blasingame Assessment System for individuals with intellectual disabilities™ (ABID) serves a similar purpose, but is uniquely adapted for use with clients with special needs
Gene G. Abel, M.D. is a full professor of Psychiatry who has taught at several medical schools, including Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Abel is currently affiliated with Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine.
Dr. Abel, who has been a research scientist in the field of sexual violence for more than 30 years, is at the top of his field, both nationally and internationally.
He is past President of the National Society for Behavioral Medicine, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and a member of the International Academy of Sex Research. As full professor, he has been a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, has been on the faculty, and conducted research at several medical schools, including Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Emory University Medical School. In addition, Dr. Abel has trained criminal justice personnel in Georgia, New York, California, Texas, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Alabama. He has also trained U.S. Navy and Air Force personnel to manage the sex offender populations in their brigs.
Gene G. Abel, M.D. is the Director of the Behavioral Medicine Institute of Atlanta, the Founder and President of Abel Screening, Inc., in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Co-Founder of The Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute.
He has presented his research in the United States, China, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Venezuela, Sweden, Germany, Israel, and England.
He has been awarded funding to conduct nine major studies. In addition to his work on cardiac control, sickle cell disease and diabetes, the National Institute of Mental Health has awarded him funding for six long-term studies to investigate sexual violence and to design new ways to stop it.
NIMH Grant MH20258, "Modification of Deviant Behavior," September, 1973 - August, 1974. Co-Principal Investigator with Judith V. Becker, Ph.D.
NIMH Grant MH32982, "Sexual Dysfunction in Rape Victims," September 25, 1979 - August 31, 1982 (extended to January 31, 1983). Co-Principal Investigator with Judith V. Becker, Ph.D.
NIMH Renewal Grant, "Modification of Deviant Behavior," September, 1974 - June, 1976.
NIMH Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape, Grant R01 MH 3805-01, "The Evaluation and Treatment of Sexual Aggressives," February 1, 1976 - January 31, 1979 (extended to August 30, 1979). Principal Investigator.
NIMH Grant MH33678-01, "The Evaluation of Child Molesters," May 1, 1980 - April 30, 1983 (extended to July 31, 1985). Principal Investigator.
NIMH Grant MH36347, "The Treatment of Child Molesters," August 1, 1981 - July 31, 1984 (extended to July 31, 1985). Principal Investigator.
MASTERS & JOHNSON AWARD presented by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research, March 17, 1991 in Baltimore, Maryland for recognition of sex research.
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, given by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, November 7, 1991, in recognition of dedication and leadership in the field of sex offender research, evaluation and treatment.
NATIONAL AWARD, given by the International Conference on the Treatment of Sex Offenders, May 1989, for perseverance in a new field of study and willingness to share new knowledge.
DISTINGUISHED LIFE FELLOW of the APA (American Psychiatric Association) January 1, 2004
This is a list of selected articles on methods to stop sexual violence from Gene G. Abel, M.D.'s more than 100 scientific articles.
Dr. Abel has also published 19 research papers (with Judith V. Becker, Ph.D) on the treatment of victims of rape and child sexual abuse. To request a bibliography of these papers, reference the Sexual Assault Victim Bibliography.
Abel, G. G., Jordan, A. D., Hand, C. G., Holland, L. A., & Phipps, A. (2001). Classification models of child molesters utilizing the Abel Assessment for sexual interest. Child Abuse & Neglect, 25, 703 - 718.
Coleman, E., Dwyer, S. M., Abel, G. G., Berner, W., Breiling, J., Eher, R., et al. (2001). Standards of care for the treatment of adult sex offenders. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 13, 115 - 121.
Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (2000). The paraphilias. In M. G. Gelder, J. J. Lopez-Ibor Jr. & N. C. Andreasen (Eds.), Oxford textbook of psychiatry (Vol. 1, pp. 897 - 913). London: Oxford University Press. (Req. #131)
Coleman, E., Dwyer, S. M., Abel, G. G., Berner, W., Breiling, J., Eher, R., et al. (2000). Standards of care for the treatment of adult sex offenders. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 11, 11 - 17.
Abel, G. G. (1999). Paraphilias: Prevalence, characteristics, evaluation and cognitive-behavioral treatment. In H. Zonana (Ed.), Sexually dangerous offenders (pp. 43 - 79): American Psychiatric Press
Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (1996). Behavioral therapy treatment for sex offenders. In I. Rosen (Ed.), Sexual deviation (3rd ed., pp. 382 - 398). London: Oxford University Press. (Req. #108)
Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (1996). Pedophilia. In G. O. Gabbard & S. D. Atkinson (Eds.), Synopsis of treatments of psychiatric disorders (2nd ed., pp. 821 - 828). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
Warberg, B. W., Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (1996). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for professional sexual misconduct among clergy. Pastoral Psychology, 45, 49 - 63. (Req. #114)
Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (1995). Pedophilia. In G. O. Gabbard (Ed.), Treatments of psychiatric disorders (2nd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 1959 - 1975). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press. (Req. #107)
Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (1995). Pedophilia. In L. Diamant & R. McAnulty (Eds.), The psychology of sexual orientation, behavior, and identity: A handbook (pp. 270 - 281). West Port, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (Req. #110)
Abel, G. G., & Rouleau, J. L. (1995). Sexual abuses. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 18, 139 - 153. (Req. #111)
Abel, G. G., Lawry, S. S., Karlstrom, E. M., Osborn, C. A., & Gillespie, C. F. (1994). Screening tests for pedophilia. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 21, 115 - 131. (Req. #103)
Abel, G. G., Osborn, C. A., & Twigg, D. A. (1993). Sexual assault through the life span: Adult offenders with juvenile histories. In H. E. Barbaree, W. L. Marshall & D. R. Laws (Eds.), The juvenile sexual offender (pp. 104 - 116). New York: Guilford Publications, Inc. (Req. #97)
Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (1992). The Paraphilias: The extent and nature of sexually deviant and criminal behavior. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 15, 675 - 687. (Req. #98)
Abel, G. G., & Osborn, C. A. (1992). Stopping sexual violence. Psychiatric Annals, 22, 301 - 306. (Req. #100)
Wilson, K. M., Abel, G. G., Coyne, B., & Rouleau, J. L. (1991). Sex guilt and paraphilic sexual arousal. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 6, 520 - 525. (Req. #99)
Abel, G. G., & Rouleau, J. L. (1990). The nature and extent of sexual assault. In W. L. Marshall, D. R. Laws & H. E. Barbaree (Eds.), Handbook of sexual assault: Issues, theories, and treatment of the offender (pp. 9 - 12). New York: Plenum. (Req. #88)
Kaplan, M. S., Abel, G. G., Cunningham-Rathner, J., & Mittelman, M. S. (1990). The impact of parolees' perception of confidentiality of their self-reported sex crimes. Annals of Sex Research, 3, 293 - 303.
Rouleau, J. L., & Abel, G. G. (1990). Mental health professionals as expert witnesses concerning perpetrators of sexual crimes. The Expert Witness, the Trial Attorney and the Trial Judge, 5, 12 - 16. (Req. #95)
Abel, G. G. (1989). Behavioral treatment of child molesters. In A. J. Stunkard & A. Baum (Eds.), Perspectives on behavioral medicine (pp. 223 - 242). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. (Req. #87)
Abel, G. G. (1989). Paraphilias. In H. I. Kaplanm & B. J. Sadock (Eds.), Comprehensive textbook of psychiatry, Vols. 1 & 2 (5th ed., pp. 1069 - 1105). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. (Req. #87)
Abel, G. G., Becker, J. V., Cunningham-Rathner, J., Mittelman, M. S., & Rouleau, J. L. (1988). Multiple paraphilic diagnoses among sex offenders. Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 16, 153 - 168. (Req. #84)
Abel, G. G., Mittelman, M. S., Becker, J. V., Rathner, J., & Rouleau, J. L. (1988). Predicting child molesters' response to treatment. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 528, 223 - 234. (Req. #83)
Abel, G. G., Becker, J. V., Mittelman, M. S., Cunningham-Rathner, J., Rouleau, J. L., & Murphy, W. D. (1987). Self-reported sex crimes of nonincarcerated paraphiliacs. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2, 3 - 25. (Req. #78)
Abel, G. G. (1986). The treatment of child molesters (Final report, Grant R01MH36347). Rockville, Maryland: National Institute of Mental Health. (Req. #76)
Abel, G. G., Becker, J. V., & Skinner, L. J. (1986). Behavioral approaches to treatment of the violent sex offender. In L. H. Roth (Ed.), Clinical treatment of the violent person (pp. 100 - 123). New York: Guilford Publications. (Req. #74)
Abel, G. G., Rouleau, J. L., & Cunningham-Rathner, J. (1986). Sexually aggressive behavior. In W. J. Curran, A. L. McGarry & S. A. Shah (Eds.), Forensic psychiatry and psychology: Perspectives and standards for interdisciplinary practice (pp. 289 - 313). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis. (Req. #73)
Rouleau, J. L., Abel, G. G., Mittelman, M. S., Becker, J. V., & Cunningham-Rathner, J. (1986). Sexual symptoms specific to diabetes. In H. Virag & R. Virag (Eds.), Proceedings of the first World Meeting on Impotence (pp. 215 - 219). Paris. (Req. #77)
Abel, G. G., Mittelman, M. S., & Becker, J. V. (1985). Sexual offenders: Results of assessment and recommendations for treatment. In M. H. Ben-Aron, S. J. Hucker & C. D. Webster (Eds.), Clinical criminology: The assessment and treatment of criminal behaviour (pp. 191 - 205). Toronto: University of Toronto and M & M Graphics, Ltd. (Req. #68)
Abel, G. G., Becker, J. V., & Cunningham-Rathner, J. (1984). Complications, consent and cognitions in sex between children and adults. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 7, 89 - 103. (Req. #65)
Abel, G. G. (1983). The relationship between treatment for sex offenders and the court. In S. N. Verdun-Jones & A. A. Keltner (Eds.), Sexual aggression and the law (pp. 15 - 26). Burnaby, British Columbia: Simon Fraser University, Criminology Research Center. (Req. #57)
Abel, G. G., Becker, J. V., Murphy, W. D., & Flanagan, B. (1981). Identifying dangerous child molesters. In R. Stuart (Ed.), Violent behavior: Social learning approaches to prediction, management and treatment (pp. 116 - 137). New York: Brunner/Mazel. (Req. #46)