The impact of testosterone-lowering medication on recidivism in individuals convicted of sexual offenses.

IF 8.3 2区 医学 Q1 Medicine Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-05 DOI:10.1080/19585969.2024.2359923
Julia Sauter, Laura M Lingenti, Martin Rettenberger, Daniel Turner, Peer Briken, Tatjana Voß
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Abstract

Introduction: Treatment of individuals who have committed sexual offences with Testosterone-Lowering Medication (TLM) is a comparatively intrusive kind of intervention, which regularly takes place in coercive contexts. Thus, the question of efficacy, but also the question of who should be treated, when and for how long, are of great importance.

Methods: Recidivism rates of TLM-treated high-risk individuals (+TLM; n = 54) were compared with high-risk individuals treated with psychotherapy only in the same forensic outpatient clinic (-TLM; n = 79).

Results: Group differences suggested a higher initial risk of + TLM (e.g. higher ris-assessment, previous convictions). Despite the increased risk, after an average time at risk of six years, +TLM recidivated significantly less often and significantly later than - TLM (27.8% vs. 51.9%). Such an effect was also found for violent (1.9% vs. 15.2%), but not for sexual (5.6% vs. 10.1%) and serious recidivism (5.6% vs. 10.1%), which could be explained partly by the small number of cases. In the course of treatment, TLM proved to be a significant variable for a positive process, whereas a high risk-assessment score indicated a rather negative course. In total, n = 19 individuals had stopped their TLM treatment, of these 31.6% recidivated.

Conclusion: The results support the efficacy of TLM, particularly in the group of high-risk offenders.

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导言:使用降低睾丸激素药物(TLM)治疗性犯罪者是一种侵入性较强的干预措施,经常在胁迫的情况下进行。因此,疗效问题,以及谁应该接受治疗、何时接受治疗、治疗多长时间等问题都非常重要:将接受过 TLM 治疗的高危人群(+TLM;n = 54)与在同一法医门诊中仅接受心理治疗的高危人群(-TLM;n = 79)的再犯率进行比较:结果:群体差异表明,+TLM 的初始风险较高(例如,风险评估较高、有前科)。尽管风险增加,但在平均六年的风险时间后,"+TLM "的再犯率明显低于"-TLM"(27.8% 对 51.9%),且明显晚于"-TLM"。在暴力再犯(1.9% 对 15.2%)方面也发现了这种效果,但在性再犯(5.6% 对 10.1%)和严重再犯(5.6% 对 10.1%)方面没有发现这种效果,部分原因可能是案例数量较少。在治疗过程中,TLM 被证明是积极治疗过程的重要变量,而高风险评估分数则表明治疗过程相当消极。共有 19 人停止了 TLM 治疗,其中 31.6% 的人重新犯罪:结论:研究结果表明,TLM 疗法是有效的,尤其是在高风险罪犯群体中。
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Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
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