Report for: Pharmacological interventions for those who have sexually offended or are at risk of offending

Title	Pharmacological interventions for those who have sexually offended or are at risk of offending
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2015
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd007989.pub2
Pubmed ID	25692326
Authors	Omer Khan, Michael Ferriter, Nick Huband, Melanie J Powney, Jane A Dennis, Conor Duggan
Abstract	Sexual offending is a serious social problem, a public health issue, and a major challenge for social policy. Victim surveys indicate high incidence and prevalence levels and it is accepted that there is a high proportion of hidden sexual victimisation. Surveys report high levels of psychiatric morbidity in survivors of sexual offences.Biological treatments of sex offenders include antilibidinal medication, comprising hormonal drugs that have a testosterone-suppressing effect, and non-hormonal drugs that affect libido through other mechanisms. The three main classes of testosterone-suppressing drugs in current use are progestogens, antiandrogens, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. Medications that affect libido through other means include antipsychotics and serotonergic antidepressants (SSRIs).

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Country	Count	As %
United Kingdom	3	11%
United States	3	11%
Japan	2	7%
Sweden	2	7%
Pakistan	1	4%
Switzerland	1	4%
Spain	1	4%
Colombia	1	4%
New Zealand	1	4%
Other	0	0%
Unknown	13	46%

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Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	20	71%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	5	18%
Scientists	3	11%

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Country	Count	As %
United States	1	<1%
Canada	1	<1%
Unknown	754	100%

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Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Student > Master	107	14%
Student > Ph. D. Student	91	12%
Student > Bachelor	91	12%
Researcher	88	12%
Student > Doctoral Student	58	8%
Other	136	18%
Unknown	185	24%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	173	23%
Psychology	149	20%
Nursing and Health Professions	82	11%
Social Sciences	50	7%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science	15	2%
Other	79	10%
Unknown	208	28%

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#2,688

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#15,699

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#69

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Pharmacological interventions for those who have sexually offended or are at risk of offending

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