Cognitive-behavioural treatment for men with intellectual disabilities and sexually abusive behaviour: a pilot study.

BACKGROUND: Cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) seems to be becoming the treatment of choice for non-disabled sex offenders. Nevertheless, there have been relatively few evaluations of such treatment for men with intellectual disabilities (ID) and sexually abusive behaviour. METHOD: A pilot study prov...

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Publicado en:Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 51; no. 11; pp. 902 - 913
Autores principales: Murphy G, Powell S, Guzman A, Hays S
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2007
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          Cognitive Therapy
          Intellectual Disability Therapy
          Psychotherapy, Group
          Sexual Abuse Prevention and Control
          Adaptation, Psychological
          Adult
          Ambulatory Care Facilities
          Attitude to Health
          Crime Victims Psychosocial Factors
          Culture
          Empathy
          England
          Male
          Intellectual Disability Psychosocial Factors
          Middle Age
          Pilot Studies
          Prospective Studies
          Recurrence
          Sex Education
          Sexual Abuse Legislation and Jurisprudence
          Sexual Abuse Psychosocial Factors
          Sexuality
          Human
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Male
      ab: BACKGROUND: Cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) seems to be becoming the treatment of choice for non-disabled sex offenders. Nevertheless, there have been relatively few evaluations of such treatment for men with intellectual disabilities (ID) and sexually abusive behaviour. METHOD: A pilot study providing CBT for two groups of men with ID is described. Measures of change in sexual knowledge, victim empathy and cognitive distortions were collected, together with a log of further sexually abusive behaviour. RESULTS: Fifteen men were offered treatment but some dropped out and some declined to take part in the research. The results for the eight men who consented to the research and completed treatment showed significant positive changes in sexual knowledge and victim empathy (two men completed both groups, making 10 sets of data in all). Cognitive distortions showed significant change on only one of the two measures. Some men showed further sexually abusive behaviour either during or after the treatment group (all had been previously diagnosed as on the autistic spectrum). CONCLUSION: There is a need for a larger multi-site trial of treatment with a broad set of measures and the ability to analyse who benefits from such treatments and who does not.
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