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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2025

'What Works, for Whom?' Sexual Offence Treatment Dosage, Duration, Sequence, and Composition.

Nadine McKillop, Susan Rayment-McHugh

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Nadine McKillopSexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, Australia. nmckillo@usc.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3548-5661
Susan Rayment-McHughSexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-7801

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewRecent scholarship has advocated the need for more detailed analysis of key components within sexual offender treatment programs that contribute to successful outcomes; and importantly to delineate 'what works best, for whom.' The present review interrogates recent scholarship on treatment duration and dosage, program composition and sequencing, to advance critical discussion on 'for whom' treatment works best. RECENT

findingsAlthough we now know more about what key program components are associated with better outcomes overall, observed differences at an individual level reemphasize the importance of attending to specific responsivity factors in treatment. Elevating the specific responsivity principle demands more tailored methods to program design and implementation. However, implementing nuanced programming within 'real-world' correctional settings poses significant challenges. Therefore, we call to action the adoption of an implementation science lens in future research, to optimize translation of research knowledge on 'what works, and for whom' into practice.

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CriminalsPsychotherapySex OffensesHumansCorrectional programmingProgram compositionProgram sequencingSexual offender treatmentTreatment dosage and durationWhat works

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