title: Drug consumption among sexual offenders against females.
abstract: This article aims to evaluate the role of drug consumption among sexual offenders against females. Three groups of participants (N = 133) comprising sexual offenders against girls, pubertal females, and women were examined with reference to history of drug and/or alcohol use, impulsivity level, sexual addiction, and recidivism risk. Sexual offenders against women were found to have significantly more difficulties with drug use, higher impulsivity level, and to be younger than the sexual offenders against girls and pubertal females. The combination of drug consumption and higher level of impulsivity may contribute to sexual aggression against adult females.
authors.affiliation: ABC Medical College, São Paulo, Brazil. dbaltieri@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Danilo Antonio
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Baltieri
authors.forename: Arthur Guerra
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: de Andrade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001938:Brazil; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011902:Rape / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology