Deviant sexual arousal Mental and Behavioural Disorders Sex offender
Conditions
Interventions
HSF evaluation: consenting eligible subjects will be randomised to either treatment with the HSF module (receiving treatment in the next available treatment slot) or a waiting list control group (rece
Sponsors
Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consent to treatment in HSF module of HM prison sex offender treatment programme with written informed consent. In addition, for SSRI sub-study, any one of the following: 1. Sexual preoccupation (either from clinical assessment or based on the multiphasic sex inventory [MSI] obsession scale) 2. A compulsive aspect to their offending (based on clinical judgement) 3. Mood state being an important contributor to their offending (based on clinical judgement) 4. Impulsivity (based on clinical judgement or impulsivity score)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: HSF evaluation: urgent treatment need as assessed by the treatment manager SSRI sub-study only: 1. Presence of psychotic disorder or major mood disorder, epilepsy, uncontrolled seizure disorders, diabetes, major cardiac problems or severe renal failure. 2. Concomitant treatment with psychoactive medication which may interact with the effects of the SSRI e.g. neuroleptic or antidepressant medication 3. Concomitant treatment with an anti-androgen 4. Concomitant treatment with an anti-coagulant 5. Current treatment, or treatment within the last 4 weeks with SSRI 6. Previous adverse reaction to an SSRI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The multiphasic sex inventory - sexual obsessions sub-scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HSF: penile plethysmography and impulsivity scale (sex offender treatment programme) SSRI only: 1. Fantasy visual analogue scale 2. Sexual outlet inventory 3. Yale-brown obsessive-compulsive scale 4. Hospital anxiety and depression scale 5. Mood visual analogue scale and Udvalg for Kliniske Undersogelser (UKU) side effect rating | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed