Title |
Pharmacological interventions for those who have sexually offended or are at risk of offending
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2015
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd007989.pub2 |
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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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United Kingdom | 4 | 10% |
United States | 4 | 10% |
Sweden | 3 | 8% |
Spain | 2 | 5% |
Japan | 2 | 5% |
Pakistan | 1 | 3% |
Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
Ecuador | 1 | 3% |
Germany | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 19 | 48% |
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Members of the public | 33 | 83% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 10% |
Scientists | 3 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
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United States | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 843 | 100% |
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Student > Master | 111 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 100 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 98 | 12% |
Researcher | 94 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 59 | 7% |
Other | 166 | 20% |
Unknown | 217 | 26% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 181 | 21% |
Psychology | 162 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 89 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 52 | 6% |
Unspecified | 23 | 3% |
Other | 93 | 11% |
Unknown | 245 | 29% |