title: A review of sex offender treatment programs.
abstract: The author analyzes the current literature and research concerning sexual offender treatment including research on treatment methods and a brief review of three populations: wife batterers; alcoholics; and substance abusers. A brief description of several treatment programs is followed by a discussion of sex offender treatment effectiveness, and a qualitative study of alcoholics' perception of treatment to illustrate how qualitative results were utilized to structure a treatment approach.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Southern Illinois University at Springfield, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fonza
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome