Forensic inpatient male sexual offenders: The impact of personality disorder and childhood sexual abuse
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 4 December 2007 , pages 494 - 506
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Manuela Dudeck ; Carsten Spitzer ; Malte Stopsack ; Harald J. Freyberger ; Sven Barnow
"Given the great epidemiological, social, and psychological importance of sexual offences, and their deleterious consequences for victims, it seems vital to focus on potential risk factors for becoming a sexual offender. Our study aims to contribute to a better understanding of specific risk factors for sexual offenders by including a number of potentially important variables: biographical, clinical, and forensic. Our findings indicate that sexual victimisation in childhood might be an important risk factor for sexual offending in later life. Therapeutic interventions for offenders focusing on their childhood sexual abuse might improve their psychosocial well-being and functioning, and their criminal prognosis."
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