Treatment of sexual offenses by persons with developmental disabilities.

Abstract

Sexual offenses, particularly paraphilias, although infrequent, are committed by people with mental retardation. Their management poses clinical and ethical dilemmas. Available treatments were reviewed, especially the literature on the most effective agent, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA). A case history was presented of a young man with mild mental retardation who was successfully treated with MPA. The role of antiandrogen treatments of paraphilias among the mentally retarded population includes a consideration of informed consent and ethical aspects of treatment.

• Authors: B A Myers
• Journal: American journal of mental retardation : AJMR (Am J Ment Retard) Vol. 95 Issue 5 Pg. 563-9 (Mar 1991) ISSN: 0895-8017 [Print] United States
• PMID: 1828355 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Androgen Antagonists
• Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
• Medroxyprogesterone

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Androgen Antagonists
• Child
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Down Syndrome (psychology, rehabilitation)
• Education of Intellectually Disabled
• Female
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability (psychology, rehabilitation)
• Male
• Medroxyprogesterone (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
• Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
• Paraphilic Disorders (psychology, rehabilitation)
• Pedophilia (psychology, rehabilitation)
• Sex Offenses (legislation & jurisprudence)