@article{ref1,
title="Using a human figure drawing to elicit information from alleged victims of child sexual abuse",
journal="Journal of consulting and clinical psychology",
year="2004",
author="Aldridge, Jan and Lamb, Michael E. and Sternberg, Kathleen J. and Orbach, Yael and Esplin, Phillip W. and Bowler, Lynn",
volume="72",
number="2",
pages="304-316",
abstract="Ninety 4- to 13-year-old alleged victims of sexual abuse were interviewed by police officers using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) investigative interview protocol, following which they were shown a human figure drawing and asked a series of questions. The drawing and associated questions elicited an average of 86 new forensically relevant details. They were especially productive with 4- to 7-year-olds, who provided an average of 95 additional details (27% of their total) after the drawing was introduced despite having previously &quot;exhausted&quot; their memories. Information elicited using the drawing may be less accurate, however, because recognition memory prompts predominated, so such drawings should only be introduced late in investigative interviews.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-006X",
doi="10.1037/0022-006X.72.2.304",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.72.2.304"
}