SynthesisTrauma, violence & abuse2023
The Effectiveness of Psychological Treatment in Adult Male Convicted for Sexual Offenses Against Children: A Systematic Review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Interventions for Individuals Who Have Committed Online Sexual Crimes Involving Children.Psychosocial intervention · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Intervention Programs for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence with Substance Abuse and/or Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy in Individuals Who Committed Crimes: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Dealing With Defilement Cases in Ghana: Intricacies of Law, Sociology and Psychology.Sexual offending (Trier, Germany) · 2026Review
- Preventing Child Sexual Abuse and the Use of Child Sexual Abuse Materials: Following up on the German Prevention Project Dunkelfeld.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2024Article
- PROTOCOL: Risk and protective factors for child sexual abuse and interventions against child sexual abuse: An umbrella review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Acceptability of a Self-Help Programme to Address the Use of Indecent Images of Children.Sexual offending (Trier, Germany) · 2024Article
- A randomized controlled add-on trial of fluoxetine and cognitive behavioral therapy for help-seeking men with a sexual interest in children: presentation of the PARACHUTES trial protocol and initial feasibility data.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Child sexual abuse is a public health problem of global magnitude with profound and negative consequences for the victims and society. Thus, psychological intervention with individuals who sexually offended against children is crucial for reducing recidivism. Numerous reviews and meta-analyses have shown the effectiveness of psychological interventions in individuals who sexually offended, but few reviews have been done on this subtype of offenders. This article reviews evaluation studies of intervention programs designed to treat individuals who sexually offended against children, providing a more detailed account of treatment procedures. Articles were identified from peer-reviewed databases, bibliographies, and experts. Following full-text review, 12 studies were selected for inclusion by meeting the following criteria: quantitative or qualitative research studies published in English from 2000 to 2020 with titles or abstracts that indicated a focus on treatment effectiveness, detailing the psychological treatment procedures on adult, male individuals convicted for child sexual abuse. Cognitive-behavioral therapy with a relapse prevention approach was the most frequent modality found in child sexual offending treatment. Besides, different criminogenic and non-criminogenic factors emerge as targets for intervention. Study design, study quality, and intervention procedures shortened the accumulation of evidence in treatment effectiveness.
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