Child and adolescent forensic psychiatry Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment arm 1: Social skills training is conceptualized as a cognitive behavioural training that includes communication training, problem solving training, resistance against delinquent peers and en
Sponsors
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Service, Canton of Zurich (Switzerland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Juveniles of both sexes aged between 10-18 years who are officially adjudicated of a sexual offense other than pornography
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) < 70 2. Insufficient knowledge of the German language 3. Other serious violent offenses such as murder, manslaughter and serious assaults 4. Psychiatric disorders such as drug dependence, schizophrenia, major depression, suicidality and any form of paraphilia 5. Neurological disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of individual risk factors, social problems and withdrawal measured using the Youth Self Report and RiskFact-KJ at the beginning, after six month (post treatment) and after 12 month follow up using self report instruments | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sexual and non-sexual recidivism assessed at the beginning, after six month (post treatment) and after 12 month follow up using self report instruments | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed