Sex Offender Treatment

Psychological and Medical Approaches

Edmond J Coleman, Margretta Dwyer (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

242 Seiten

1992
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-56024-438-7 (ISBN)

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This important volume brings together findings in the psychological and medical treatment of sex offenders. It disseminates research from experts around the world in the field of sex offender treatment, making this knowledge available to researchers and clinicians everywhere. Professionals struggling to find effective methods for treating their patients will find Sex Offender Treatment a valuable tool for their daily work.Chapters in Sex Offender Treatment cover a variety of topics. Authors examine such areas as psychodynamic and psychiatric disorders associated with the sex offender, findings on pharmacologic interventions, treatment techniques and the public perception of sex offender treatment, and cautionary notes for those who provide therapy for sex offenders. Within these areas, some specific themes addressed include:

types of personality disorders and implications for more effective treatment
the effectiveness of antiandrogen treatment and the promising results of other pharmacotherapies
techniques for developing insight in incest perpetrators
a study of adult male incest offenders’perceptions of the treatment process
an adolescent treatment program using a family communication approach
hypotheses regarding sexual offenders and men who batter, using psychodynamic and feminist theoryFull of practical strategies and useful information, Sex Offender Treatment is a book professionals will reach for again and again.

Edmond J. Coleman, Margretta Dwyer

Contents
I. Psychodynamics and Sexual Pathology

What Is in a Symptom?: A Conservative Approach in the Therapy of Sex Offenders
The Psychodynamics of Sex Offenses and Implications for Treatment
The Role of Personality Disorders in the Treatment of Sex Offenders
Aggression Against Women by Men: Sexual and Spousal Assault
Dissociative Experiences of Sexual Offenders: A Comparison Between Two Outpatient Groups and Those Found to Be Falsely Accused
The Utility of the MMPI–2 With Pedophiles
II. Medical-Pharmacological Approaches
An Exploratory Study of the Role of Psychotropic Medications in the Treatment of Sex Offenders
Buspirone and Paraphilic Sexual Behavior
Medroxy-Progesterone Acetate in the Treatment of Paraphilic Sexual Disorders
The Texas Experience With DepoProvera: 1980–1990
III: Psychological Approaches
Perceptions of Child Sexual Assault
The Remodeling Process: A Grounded Theory Study of Perceptions of Treatment Among Adult Male Incest Offenders
Outpatient Treatment for Adolescents With Sexually Inappropriate Behavior
Developing Insight in Incestuous Fathers
IV: Conclusions and Cautions
What Happens to Therapists Who Work With Sex Offenders?
False Accusations of Nosocomial Sexual Abuse

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 212 mm
Gewicht	521 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie
ISBN-10	1-56024-438-0 / 1560244380
ISBN-13	978-1-56024-438-7 / 9781560244387
Zustand	Neuware