A comparison of physical and sexual abuse: histories of sexual and non-sexual offenders with intellectual disability

Lindsay, William R.; Law, Jacqueline; Quinn, Kathleen; Smart, Nicola; Smith, Anne H. W.

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(01)00251-4

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“…Continuing to study this subject Lindsay et al 35 compared 48 sexual aggressors and 50 non-sexual offenders with intellectual impairment, finding a significantly higher frequency record of sexual abuse in the group that committed sexual offence (38% x 12.7%) and a significantly higher frequency of physical abuse in the group which perpetrated other offenses (14 x 36%). According to these authors, this finding reinforces the hypothesis that the type of abuse suffered in childhood may be related to the type of crime committed in adult life.…”

Section: Sexual Crimes and Mental Retardationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship between sexual offences and mental and developmental disorders: a review

Valença¹,

Nascimento²,

Nardi³

2013

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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Background: Sexual violence is a serious public health problem that concerns and faces our society. The prevalence, magnitude and consequences of this problem have merited growing attention by health researchers and human rights scholars. Objective: To conduct a review of the literature regarding the relationship between mental disorders, sexual offences and those of development. Methods: A bibliographic research was performed in PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Lilacs, employing the terms "sexual crime", "sexual offence", "mental disorder", "mental retardation", "developmental disability" and its combinations. Results: The mental disorders and developmental disorders more frequently related to the perpetration of sexual offences were schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and mental retardation. Discussion: The detection and treatment of psychiatric morbidity among sexual offenders in health and criminal justice systems, which may contribute to a lower risk of recidivism of this sexual behaviour, is important.

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Section: Sexual Crimes and Mental Retardationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship between sexual offences and mental and developmental disorders: a review

Valença¹,

Nascimento²,

Nardi³

2013

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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“…This topic will be briefly addressed and the reader is referred to Lambrick and Glaser [2004] for a recent and thorough review. Personal experience of a victim of sexual abuse [Lindsay et al, 2001], impulsiveness [Parry and Lindsay, 2003], or low anxiety [Lindsay and Lees, 2003] have been identified as potential risk factors leading to acts of sexual violence committed by people with ID. In addition, it appears that the behavioral problems associated with certain ID etiologies, such as fetal alcohol syndrome, may predispose one to commit sexual abuse [Streissguth et al, 2004].…”

Section: Sexual Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual health care in persons with intellectual disabilities

Servais

2006

Ment. Retard. Dev. Disabil. Res. Rev.

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In the past, preventive health concerning sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities was addressed through surgical sterilization as part of nationwide eugenic programs in many countries. For more than 30 years now, it has come progressively to light in the scientific literature that, besides major ethical and legal problems, these programs also failed to assess many of the individual's needs in sexual health. The fact that an increasing number of people with intellectual disabilities live in the community rather than in institutions has heightened public awareness that these individuals have sexual expectancies, desires, and needs that must be supported through both education and health services. The emergence of AIDS, including descriptions of cases among people with intellectual disabilities, has further demonstrated that surgical sterilization cannot be considered a global option to achieve preventive sexual health. The aim of this paper is to review scientific studies that have assessed the expectancies and support needs of persons with intellectual disabilities in terms of sexual health. These needs vary widely from one individual to another, according to life milieu, level of disability, and potential comorbidity. From this review, it appears that hygiene management, global gynecological care, and prevention of unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and abuse have been frequently identified as areas in which the presence of intellectual disability dictates specific support needs. Different approaches that have been evaluated to address these issues will also be discussed. Key Words: sexuality; contraception; sterilization; sexually transmitted disease; hygiene management; pregnancy S exual health is influenced by a variety of political and social events and is broader than the absence of disease [Edwards and Coleman, 2004], encompassing both mental and physical aspects of human functioning that are important to overall well being [Sandfort and Ehrhardt, 2004]. The concept of sexual health in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) is an extremely sensitive subject, and while advances have been made in employment, housing, and other aspects of community integration, the sexual needs of these individuals have been relatively ignored or strictly controlled by caregivers and service agencies [Bambara and Brantlinger, 2002; Hinsburger and Tough, 2002]. The importance of sexual health for people with ID has received increased attention in the past several decades and was recently highlighted by the 58th World Health Assembly (World Health Organization [(WHO)], which urged member states to include a disability component, including those with ID, in sexual health policies and programs [WHO, 2005a].Despite the heightened awareness of sexual health needs in this population, there has been a tendency to focus on issues of sexual rights and sexuality, and there is relatively less information on related factors such as preventive health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS...

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“…Em que pese a unanimidade dos autores sobre as repercussões que o abuso sexual e outros tipos de violência determinem na saúde mental (Zavaschi et al, 2002;Arboleda-Flórez e Wade, 2001;Meyerson et al, 2002;Molnar et al, 2001;Conway et al, 2004;Hill et al, 2001;Sharma e Gupta, 2004;Steel et al, 2004;Peleikis et al, 2004;Queiroz, 2003;Grande et al, 2003;Kisiel e Lyons, 2001;Haj-Yahia e Tamish, 2001;Macfie et al, 2001;Ystgaard et al, 2004;Roelofs et al, 2002;Roberts et al, 2004), além da predisposição para um comportamento delinqüente (Gover e MacKenzie, 2003;Craissati et al, 2002;Radosh, 2002;Lindsay et al, 2001;Swanston et al, 2003;Sharma, 2003;White e Smith, 2004), seja em idade adulta (Aylwin et al, 2003) ou na juventude, não há consenso a respeito da idéia de que a criança vítima de violência será um adulto violento, capaz de práticas abusivas (Craissati et al, 2002). O abuso sexual na infância é considerado também como fator de risco para a vitimização na idade adulta (Messman-Moore e Brown, 2004; Surrat et al, 2004;Polanczyk et al, 2003).…”

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“…O segundo, aos crimes da esfera sexual, enquanto o abuso físico vem sendo ligado a outros tipos de violência (Radosh, 2002;Lindsay et al, 2001).…”

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Abuso sexual em crianças e adolescentes: revisão de 100 anos de literatura

Aded¹,

Dalcin²,

Moraes³

et al. 2006

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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A comparison of physical and sexual abuse: histories of sexual and non-sexual offenders with intellectual disability

Cited by 88 publications

References 12 publications

Relationship between sexual offences and mental and developmental disorders: a review

Relationship between sexual offences and mental and developmental disorders: a review

Sexual health care in persons with intellectual disabilities

Abuso sexual em crianças e adolescentes: revisão de 100 anos de literatura

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