Mental illness and sexual offending

Brad D Booth; Sanjiv Gulati

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.007

Mental illness and sexual offending

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2014 Jun;37(2):183-94. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.007. Epub 2014 Apr 18.

Authors

Brad D Booth¹, Sanjiv Gulati²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, ON K1H 8L6, Canada; Integrated Forensic Program, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, 2nd Floor-Forensics, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada; Sexual Behaviors Unit, St Lawrence Valley Correctional & Treatment Centre, PO Box 1050, 1804 Hwy 2 East, Brockville, ON K6V 5W7, Canada. Electronic address: brad.booth@theroyal.ca.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, ON K1H 8L6, Canada; Integrated Forensic Program, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, 2nd Floor-Forensics, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7K4, Canada; Assessment & Stabilization Unit, St Lawrence Valley Correctional & Treatment Centre, PO Box 1050, 1804 Hwy 2 East, Brockville, ON K6V 5W7, Canada.

PMID: 24877705
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.007

Abstract

Transinstitutionalization (ie, the criminalization of those with mental illness) is relevant to individuals committing sexual offenses. Mental illness can affect the treatment and risk management of individuals committing sexual offenses. In this article the current literature on mentally disordered sexual offenders is described, including how psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and dementing disorders may affect treatment and management.

Keywords: Child sexual abuse; Mental disorders; Offenders; Paraphilias; Rape; Sex offenses; Sexual abuse.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Combined Modality Therapy / methods
Commitment of Mentally Ill / trends
Disease Management
Humans
Mental Disorders / drug therapy
Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
Mental Disorders / psychology*
Mental Disorders / therapy
Prisons / trends
Sex Offenses / prevention & control
Sex Offenses / psychology*