doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00635-1

Paper Title

Antihormonal treatment of paraphilic patients in German forensic psychiatric clinics

Keywords

Cyproterone Acetate
Forensic Psychiatry
GnRH-Agonists
LHRH-Agonists
Paraphilia

Article Type

Research Article

Journal

European Psychiatry

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DOI

10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00635-1

Issue

Volume : 17 | Issue : 2 | Page No : 104-106

Published On

April, 2020

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate which antihormonal treatment strategies are used in German forensic psychiatric institutions. Forensic clinics were asked about the number of treated patients. Four hundred seventy-four patients were committed for sex offences; 12% received either CPA (n = 29) or LHRH- agonists (n = 29). Differences in efficacy were small. Several side effects confirm the importance of a protocol for minimizing medical complications.