The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders with paraphilic disorders

dc.contributor.authorThibaut, F., Bradford, J. M., Briken, P., De La Barra, F., Häßler, F., & Cosyns, P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-14T16:04:20Z
dc.date.available2016-10-14T16:04:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe primary aim of these guidelines was to evaluate the role of pharmacological agents in the treatment of adolescents with paraphilic disorders who are also sexual offenders or at-risk of sexual offending. Psychotherapeutic and psychosocial treatments were also reviewed. Adolescents with paraphilic disorders specifically present a different therapeutic challenge as compared to adults. In part, the challenge relates to adolescents being in various stages of puberty and development, which may limit the use of certain pharmacological agents due to their potential side effects. In addition, most of the published treatment programmes have used cognitive behavioural interventions, family therapies and psychoeducational interventions. Psychological treatment is predicated in adolescents on the notion that sexually deviant behaviour can be controlled by the offender, and that more adaptive behaviours can be learned. The main purposes of these guidelines are to improve the quality of care and to aid physicians in their clinical decisions. These guidelines brought together different expert views and involved an extensive literature research. Each treatment recommendation was evaluated and discussed with respect to the strength of evidence for efficacy, safety, tolerability and feasibility. An algorithm is proposed for the treatment of paraphilic disorders in adolescent sexual offenders or those who are at risk. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationThibaut, F., Bradford, J. M., Briken, P., De La Barra, F., Häßler, F., & Cosyns, P. (2016). The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders with paraphilic disorders. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 17(1), 2-38.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/15622975.2015.1085598?needAccess=true#aHR0cDovL3d3dy50YW5kZm9ubGluZS5jb20vZG9pL3BkZi8xMC4zMTA5LzE1NjIyOTc1LjIwMTUuMTA4NTU5OD9uZWVkQWNjZXNzPXRydWVAQEAw
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3001
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe World Journal of Biological Psychiatryen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectsexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectminorsen_US
dc.subjectperpetratorsen_US
dc.subjectfetishen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.titleThe World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders with paraphilic disordersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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