Behavioral Treatment of an Exhibitionist

Reitz, Willard E.; Keil, William E.

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“…Eleven single-case studies treated exhibitionists who had been arrested for exposure at some point in time. Two of these studies (Reitz & Keil, 1971;Stevenson & Jones, 1972) used a form of "shame aversion therapy" with married men with positive results.…”

Section: Exhibitionismmentioning

confidence: 98%

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The treatment of sexual paraphilias: A review of the outcome research

Kilmann

Sabalis

Gearing³

et al. 1982

The Journal of Sex Research

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Studies which investigate the impact of treatment on subjects with singular and multiple sexual paraphilias (exhibitionism, fetishism, pedophilia, transvestism, voyeurism) are reviewed. A methodological evaluation was conducted with attention to six categories: design, subjects, therapists, treatment, time periods, and outcome measures. Subjects included sexual offenders and non-offenders. Most of the studies were single-case reports. The methodological shortcomings in the literature included the failure to control for social desirability factors, especially in the case of sex offenders, and the reliance upon verbal selfreports in the evaluation of outcome. Almost all of the studies found positive treatment effects, either immediately after treatment or at various follow-up periods. However, periodic booster treatment sessions sometimes were necessary with paraphilias of long duration. Across the paraphilias reviewed, the literature offered tentative support for the efficacy of a multiple behavioral treatment package specifically tailored to aspects of the patient's sexual arousal pattern. The elimination of variant sexual responses in conjunction with fostering appropriate, nonvariant sexual behavior is a relevant treatment strategy in some cases. Future research should use homogeneous experimental and control subjects, obtain a pre-therapy assessment of sexual and social functioning, specify treatment goals, and use multiple outcome measures. The importance of specifying subject variables for the goal of successful subjecttreatment matches is also suggested. As a step in that direction, a checklist which noted the psychological and situational correlates of the five predominant sexual paraphilias was derived from the literature.

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Section: Exhibitionismmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Some studies did not specify the duration of treatment or the frequency of the treatment sessions (e.g., Reitz & Keil, 1971). In the studies which reported this information, most of the therapists conducted treatment in 20 sessions or less.…”

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The treatment of sexual paraphilias: A review of the outcome research

Kilmann

Sabalis

Gearing³

et al. 1982

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…Points of interest about the studies include the following: Some authors (e.g., Bond & Hutchison, 1964;Wickramasekera, 1968), basing their procedures on the hypothesis that exhibiting is cued by anxiety, used systematic desensitization to reduce subjects' anxiety to females either in exhibiting situations or in more appropriate social and sexual contexts. Another group of studies (Reitz & Keil, 1971;Serber, 1970;Wickramasekera, 1972) centered their approach around aversive procedures designed to increase the intensity of the subjects' negative feelings in a potential exhibiting situation. In most of these aversive procedures, subjects were also encouraged to verbalize their feelings about the situation.…”

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Exhibitionism: Etiology and treatment.

Blair

Lanyon

1981

Psychological Bulletin

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Behavioral Treatment of an Exhibitionist

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The treatment of sexual paraphilias: A review of the outcome research

The treatment of sexual paraphilias: A review of the outcome research

Exhibitionism: Etiology and treatment.

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