Preliminary evaluation of the use of pharmacological treatment with convicted sexual offenders experiencing high levels of sexual preoccupation, hypersexuality and/or sexual compulsivity
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Authors | Winder, B., Lievesley, R., Kaul, A., Elliott, H.J., Thorne, K., Hocken, K. and Swaby, H. |
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Abstract | The current study presents the preliminary evaluation of the impact of pharmacological treatment (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and anti-androgens) on hypersexuality, sexual preoccupation and sexual compulsivity. The participant pool comprised 64 convicted UK sexual offenders who had been voluntarily referred for pharmacological treatment to reduce their hypersexual arousal, 51 of whom agreed to take the medication (with a further five individuals on hold or under assessment at the time of data extraction). The preliminary findings were very encouraging; analysis on measures assessing sexual preoccupation, hypersexuality and sexual compulsivity indicated a significant reduction between pre- and post-medication, across both types of medication. Limitations of the current research are discussed. |
Keywords | sexual offender treatment ; hypersexuality ; anti-androgens |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology |
Journal citation | 25 (2) |
Publisher | Routledge - Taylor and Francis |
ISSN | 1478-9957 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2014.903504 |
Web address (URL) | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/288/7/Elliott_PreliminaryEvaluationOf_2014.pdf |
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14789949.2014.903504 | |
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84900036840&partnerID=MN8TOARS | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 07 Apr 2014 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Mar 2014 |
Deposited | 10 Mar 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9x93w/preliminary-evaluation-of-the-use-of-pharmacological-treatment-with-convicted-sexual-offenders-experiencing-high-levels-of-sexual-preoccupation-hypersexuality-and-or-sexual-compulsivity
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