Hormone Treatment of the Sexual Offender

Golla, F. L.; Hodge, R. Sessions

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(49)92095-4

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“…Many drugs have been used, including non-specific sedatives and neuroleptics (Kamm, 1965;Bartholomew, 1968), oestrogens (Golla and Hodge, 1949;Field and Williams, 1970) and progestogens (Bradford, 1983;Cooper, 1986). Sedatives have a non-specific and often unpredictable effect on male sexuality, and oestrogens have potentially serious side effects (including feminization and increased risk of thromboembolic disease).…”

Section: Drugs Used To Reduce Male Sexual Drivementioning

confidence: 99%

Antilibidinal Drugs and Mental Retardation: A Review

Clarke

1989

Med Sci Law

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A minority of people with mental retardation have sexual behaviour which is socially unacceptable or which brings them into conflict with the law. Such behaviour may be the result of ignorance about sexual matters, often best managed by counselling or by a behavioural approach. There are a small number of men with mental retardation and aberrant sexual behaviour who benefit from the prescription of an antilibidinal drug. Treatment with an antilibidinal drug alone reduces the intensity of sexual drive but does not alter its direction; concurrent sexual counselling or psychotherapy is often indicated. The various antilibidinal medications available are reviewed, with particular attention to reports which have described the treatment of people with mental retardation. Of the antilibidinals currently used, medroxyprogesterone acetate and cyproterone acetate are those for which there is most evidence of efficacy. Cyproterone acetate is preferable because it has a specific antiandrogenic action and fewer adverse effects. There is a need for controlled studies of antilibidinal drugs, with clearly defined inclusion criteria and adequate measures of both behavioural and attitudinal change.

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Section: Drugs Used To Reduce Male Sexual Drivementioning

confidence: 99%

Antilibidinal Drugs and Mental Retardation: A Review

Clarke

1989

Med Sci Law

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“…Oestrogens have also been used in the past to treat paraphilias and to reduce sexual drive in males (Foote, 1944;Golla & Hodge 1949;Whittaker, 1959;Scott, 1964;Symmers, 1968). Sexual drive reduction by the phenothiazines has also been described and has been used in the specific treatment of sexual offenders (Bancroft, 1977;Litkey & Feniczy, 1967;Bartholomew, 1964;Bartholomew, 1968;Sterkmans & Geerts, 1966;Field, 1973;Beaumont et a!., 1974).…”

Section: The Antiandrogen and Hormonal Treatment Of Sexual Offendersmentioning

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Organic Treatments for the Male Sexual Offender

Bradford¹

1985

J. Hist. Behav. Sci.

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“…They have also been found to be useful in the treatment of breast and prostate carcinoma in males (Murad & Gilman 1975b). As a result of the side effect of decreased libido, they have been used to control deviant sexual behavior Golla & Hodge 1949). They are effective, but their side effects of nausea, vomiting and feminization limit their usefulness.…”

Section: Estrogensmentioning

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Pharmacosexology: The Effects of Drugs on Sexual Function – A Review

Buffum

1982

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

158

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The literature on the sexual side effects of drugs and chemicals has been reviewed. There are many substances which alter the human sociosexual response cycle either negatively, positively or both. Many of the drugs used therapeutically have been reported to have adverse effects on sexuality, and this must be taken into account when these drugs are used clinically. Many substances which are used for recreational purposes (or sometimes abused) also have profound effects on sexual response. Many of these substances are used in such a way that they can correct underlying sexual problems. Treatment of a drug abuser may well prove unsuccessful without consideration of preexistent sociosexual problems and concerns. From the dawn of recorded history, many substances have been used for the purpose of sexual enhancement. Some of these have known success and their reputations have been passed down through the millenia. The chapter has not yet been closed on aphrodisiacs, even though none have survived the rigors of scientific scrutiny. As long as humans place value on optimal sexual functioning, there will be a demand for sex-enhancing drugs. In order for the scientific and medical community to successfully meet these challenges, more effective and relevant study designs will have to be utilized in order to separate fact from fancy. The study of pharmacosexology is in its infancy, and in order for it to grow and contribute to the world body of knowledge, more researchers and clinicians must be trained in both pharmacology and sexology.

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Hormone Treatment of the Sexual Offender

Cited by 45 publications

References 7 publications

Antilibidinal Drugs and Mental Retardation: A Review

Antilibidinal Drugs and Mental Retardation: A Review

Organic Treatments for the Male Sexual Offender

Pharmacosexology: The Effects of Drugs on Sexual Function – A Review

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