Ethical and medical considerations of androgen deprivation treatment of sex offenders

LJ Gooren - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Context: Blood testosterone codetermines the threshold for erotosexual imagery and sexual
activity. Androgen deprivation may therefore have a place in the treatment of unacceptable …

[PDF][PDF] Potential side effects of androgen deprivation treatment in sex offenders

EJ Giltay, LJG Gooren - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2009 - scholar.archive.org
Testosterone is an important hormone involved in sexual arousal, and, indeed, a profound
reduction of testosterone levels may be helpful in controlling sexual impulses in sex …

[PDF][PDF] Legal and ethical issues in the use of antiandrogens in treating sex offenders

JT Melella, S Travin, K Cullen - … of Psychiatry and the Law Online, 1989 - scholar.archive.org
Antiandrogen treatment of sexual offenders raises serious legal and ethical considerations
in both the medical profession and in the courts. Discussion is offered on the use of …

[PDF][PDF] Commentary: Risk/benefit ratio of androgen deprivation treatment for sex offenders

FS Berlin - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the …, 2009 - Citeseer
Androgen deprivation treatment (ADT) significantly lowers testosterone. That, in turn, can
decrease sexual drive, facilitating better self-control and lower recidivism rates among …

Pharmacological treatment of sexual offenders and its legal and ethical aspects

R Basdekis‐Jozsa, D Turner… - The Wiley‐Blackwell …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter talks about the pharmacological treatment of sexual offenders and its legal and
ethical aspects. For more than 40 years, paraphilic patients and sexual offenders have been …

Is androgen deprivation therapy effective in the treatment of sex offenders?

ME Rice, GT Harris - Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
We review the effects of androgen deprivation on the sexual behavior of human males.
Although eunuchs have existed in many cultures over the last 4,000 years, there is scant …

Androgen misuse and abuse

DJ Handelsman - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2011 - Elsevier
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Are the endocrine society's clinical practice guidelines on androgen therapy in women misguided? A commentary

A Traish, AT Guay, RF Spark… - The journal of sexual …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The Endocrine Society Clinical Guidelines on Androgen Therapy in Women
(henceforth referred to as the Guidelines) do not necessarily represent the opinion held by …

The role of antiandrogens in the treatment of sex offenders

PA Walker - The Prevention of Sexual Disorders: Issues and …, 1978 - Springer
Editors' Introduction Page 1 5 Editors' Introduction This chapter is unique to this book in that it
describes a highly innovative, experimental and yet clearly defined procedure for the prevention …

A practical guide to male hypogonadism in the primary care setting

P Dandona, MT Rosenberg - International journal of clinical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
There is a high prevalence of hypogonadism in the older adult male population and the
proportion of older men in the population is projected to rise in the future. As hypogonadism …