Depot neuroleptics: Involuntary castration?

Stone, Huw

doi:10.1080/09585189208407622

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“…Sexual dysfunction is a common side-effect of antipsychotic medication, leading one forensic psychiatrist to suggest that such medication is a form of involuntary castration (Stone, 1992). The butyrophenone benperidol, which has a weak antilibidinal effect, is sometimes used specifically to control sexually inappropriate behaviour in psychotic patients (Sterkmans & Geerts, 1966), but its effects in this respect are unreliable and unsupported by evidence, and its use for this purpose cannot be recommended.…”

Section: Psychotropic Medicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychiatric aspects of the assessment and treatment of sex offenders

Gordon¹,

Грубин²

2004

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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Training in general and forensic psychiatry in the assessment and treatment of sex offenders is in need of considerable improvement. Although most sex offenders are not mentally ill, many are subject to substance misuse, abnormal personality traits, personality disorder, learning disability or dysphoric mood, and in some organic factors will be involved. Comprehensive assessment of sex offenders includes a full history and mental state evaluation, obtaining a collateral history from other sources, observation, psychometric testing, and psychophysiological methods of assessment, including penile plethysmography. Trials of the use of the polygraph are also under way. The treatment of sex offenders, especially those with paraphilias, may include medication with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or anti-libidinal agents. Ethical considerations can be problematic, but a balance can often be found between the welfare of the offender and the safety of the public.

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Section: Psychotropic Medicationmentioning

confidence: 99%