Elmar Habermeyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5220048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elmar Habermeyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elmar |
| FAMILY NAME | Habermeyer |
| SIGNATURE | HABERMEYER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University Hospital of Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2136-878X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Criterion Validity of the Psychopathy Checklist in Legal Contexts
The Psychopathy Checklist (PCL) scales are the most widely used instruments in the assessment of psychopathic personality traits. This updated meta-analysis represents the most extensive synthesis of the PCL scales' criterion validity regarding recidivism and institutional outcomes in legal contexts. According to the results, the PCL total score and Factor 2 criterion validity were moderate and significantly higher for Factor 2 than the total sco…
Tower of Babel or Lighthouse? The State of Research on Neuroelectric Correlates of Human Sexuality
ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive) provides open and worldwide access to the research and scholarly output of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. A focus is on qualified scientific publications. ZORA is operated by the University Library together with the Central IT of the University of Zurich
Neuroelectric Correlates of Human Sexuality
Professionals’ Attitudes Towards the Importance of Core Principles for the Mental Health Treatment of Offenders in Correctional Facilities
The efficacy of offender therapy depends on professionals’ sharing common attitudes regarding basic principles of offender treatment. Research in this area is lacking. This study explored attitudes of 264 professionals involved in or collaborating with the largest correctional system in Switzerland. The very encouraging findings are that the core ideas and general principles have been assimilated due to the long-lasting collaboration between prof…
Aims to Reduce Coercive Measures in Forensic Inpatient Treatment
Protecting the human rights is particularly important within the forensic context because patients in forensic psychiatry are not admitted voluntarily and so the treatment itself is of a coercive nature. Coercive measures ( i.e. , actions against the will of the patient such as forced medication, seclusion or restraint) form an additional incision of personal rights. Although the use of coercion within forensic psychiatric institutions remains co…
Conflicting Priorities Between Risk Management and Treatment of Schizophrenia in Swiss Forensic Services—A Case Report
The Swiss Criminal Code provides measures for mentally-ill offenders focusing on their need for treatment. This may lead to the deprivation of the patient's liberty up to several years. Under certain circumstances the mentally-ill offender can be sentenced to an indefinite incarceration. This case presentation we will describe a forensic psychiatric patient diagnosed with schizophrenia who was ordered an indefinite incarceration in Switzerland af…
Regression to the Mean Mimicking Changes in Sexual Arousal to Child Stimuli in Pedophiles
Die Maßregel der Sicherungsverwahrung
Die Maßregel der Sicherungsverwahrung hat in den letzten zehn Jahren eine Renaissance erlebt. Der zunehmenden Anzahl der Untergebrachten stehen nur spärliche Stellungnahmen und Befunde zur Klientel de
Plant poisonings – a problem extending the scope of ethnopharmacology
Plant poisonings – a problem extending the scope of ethnopharmacology
Die Maßregel der Sicherungsverwahrung
Die Maßregel der Sicherungsverwahrung hat in den letzten zehn Jahren eine Renaissance erlebt. Der zunehmenden Anzahl der Untergebrachten stehen nur spärliche Stellungnahmen und Befunde zur Klientel de
Regression to the Mean Mimicking Changes in Sexual Arousal to Child Stimuli in Pedophiles
Conflicting Priorities Between Risk Management and Treatment of Schizophrenia in Swiss Forensic Services—A Case Report
The Swiss Criminal Code provides measures for mentally-ill offenders focusing on their need for treatment. This may lead to the deprivation of the patient's liberty up to several years. Under certain circumstances the mentally-ill offender can be sentenced to an indefinite incarceration. This case presentation we will describe a forensic psychiatric patient diagnosed with schizophrenia who was ordered an indefinite incarceration in Switzerland af…
Professionals’ Attitudes Towards the Importance of Core Principles for the Mental Health Treatment of Offenders in Correctional Facilities
The efficacy of offender therapy depends on professionals’ sharing common attitudes regarding basic principles of offender treatment. Research in this area is lacking. This study explored attitudes of 264 professionals involved in or collaborating with the largest correctional system in Switzerland. The very encouraging findings are that the core ideas and general principles have been assimilated due to the long-lasting collaboration between prof…
Aims to Reduce Coercive Measures in Forensic Inpatient Treatment
Protecting the human rights is particularly important within the forensic context because patients in forensic psychiatry are not admitted voluntarily and so the treatment itself is of a coercive nature. Coercive measures ( i.e. , actions against the will of the patient such as forced medication, seclusion or restraint) form an additional incision of personal rights. Although the use of coercion within forensic psychiatric institutions remains co…
Tower of Babel or Lighthouse? The State of Research on Neuroelectric Correlates of Human Sexuality
ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive) provides open and worldwide access to the research and scholarly output of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. A focus is on qualified scientific publications. ZORA is operated by the University Library together with the Central IT of the University of Zurich
Neuroelectric Correlates of Human Sexuality
Criterion Validity of the Psychopathy Checklist in Legal Contexts
The Psychopathy Checklist (PCL) scales are the most widely used instruments in the assessment of psychopathic personality traits. This updated meta-analysis represents the most extensive synthesis of the PCL scales' criterion validity regarding recidivism and institutional outcomes in legal contexts. According to the results, the PCL total score and Factor 2 criterion validity were moderate and significantly higher for Factor 2 than the total sco…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Sexual function and dysfunction studies (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Arousal (2 works)