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Type of Publication: | Journal article |
Publication status: | Published |
Author: | Leue, Anja; Borchard, Bernd; Hoyer, Jürgen |
Year of publication: | 2004 |
Published in: | European Psychiatry ; 19 (2004), 3. - pp. 123-130. - ISSN 0924-9338. - eISSN 1778-3585 |
DOI (citable link): | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2003.08.001 |
Summary: |
Objective. – The present study examined the prevalence of DSM IV axis I disorders and DSM IV personality disorders among sexual offenders in Forensic State Hospitals in Germany.
Method. – Current and lifetime prevalence rates of mental disorders were investigated based on clinical structured interviews among sexual offenders (n = 55). Additionally, subgroups were analyzed on the basis of diagnostic research criteria, with 30 sexual offenders classified as paraphiliacs and 25 sexual offenders as having an impulse control disorder (without paraphilia). Results. – Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and substance use disorders were common among sexual offenders, as were cluster B and cluster C personality disorders. While social phobia was most common among paraphilic sexual offenders, major depression was most prevalent in impulse control disordered sexual offenders. Conclusion. – The results replicate recent findings of high psychiatric morbidity in sexual offenders placed in forensic facilities. Furthermore, differential patterns of co-morbid mental disorders were found in paraphiliacs and impulse control disordered sexual offenders. With regard to an effective therapy and relapse prevention co-morbid mental disorders should be a greater focus in the assessment of subgroups of sexual offenders. |
Subject (DDC): | 150 Psychology |
Keywords: | Sexual offenders, Paraphilia, Impulse control disorder, Axis I disorder, Personality disorder |
Refereed: | Yes |
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LEUE, Anja, Bernd BORCHARD, Jürgen HOYER, 2004. Mental disorders in a forensic sample of sexual offenders. In: European Psychiatry. 19(3), pp. 123-130. ISSN 0924-9338. eISSN 1778-3585. Available under: doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2003.08.001
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