Psychiatric Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Treating the Past Traumas in Traumatizers:A Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective

Stressing a neurobiological approach, Marvasti, a psychiatrist in private practice, presents material underlining the need for treatment of past sexual traumas in sexual offenders. After a review of paraphilias and sexual offense behaviors, chapters cover characteristics of pedophiliacs and rapists, and sexual offense and hypersexuality in elderly males. Chapters on treatment look at the pros and cons of psychotherapy, the addiction model and 12-step programs, relapse prevention, and pharmacotherapy. There is also discussion of biopsychosocial factors and behavioral responses that may lead victims to become abusers. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)