Antiandrogen treatment of male sex offenders.
The management of sex offenders is a complex and frustrating biopsychosocial problem. Treatment programs are experimental and few in number. The Department of Psychiatry at University Hospitals of Cleveland has developed a treatment program for male sex offenders that uses weekly injections of an antiandrogen medication, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), and psychotherapy. The following overview details out clinical experience.
D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control*