Pharmacological Treatment for Sex Offenders
Author: Roslyn Myers.
Source: Volume 05, Number 01, December/January 2004 , pp.1-4(4)
Abstract:
This special single-article issue is devoted to the legality, ethics, and efficacy of pharmacological approaches to treating sex offenders. Reviews several precedent-setting court decisions on the involvuntary use of drugs to treat offenders, and surveys important research findings on the efficacy of drug treatments as a way to control deviant sexual arousal.Keywords: Antiandrogenic medication; depo-provera; medroxyprogesterone; predicting treatment outcomes
Affiliations:
1: Managing Editor.