| A controlled evaluation of a prison-based sexual offender intervention program. | |
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PMID: 20133962 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The effectiveness of a prison-based cognitive behavioral program designed to modify psychological risk factors associated with sexual offending was evaluated. The Irish Prison Service Sexual Offender Intervention Programme, is a manualized 10-month Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [CBT] program involving three 2-hour group sessions per week, which are facilitated by a team of clinical psychologists and probation officers. Improvements in 38 consecutive referrals to the program were compared with the status of 38 untreated offenders who were similar in marital status, age when they left school, occupational status prior to imprisonment, offence type, presence of previous convictions, and current sentence length. All research participants completed the same assessment protocol, which evaluated psychological factors associated with sexual offending at times equivalent to pre- and postintervention. Compared with the untreated control group, program participants showed statistically significant improvement on some but not all self-report measures of cognitive distortions, empathy, interpersonal skills, self-regulation, and relapse prevention. Motivation to change among the untreated control group was not associated with change in psychological functioning in the absence of the assistance of the treatment program. Implications for sexual offender intervention delivery are considered. |
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Authors:
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Gary O'Reilly; Alan Carr; Paul Murphy; Anthony Cotter |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment Volume: 22 ISSN: 1573-286X ISO Abbreviation: Sex Abuse Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-05 Completed Date: 2010-04-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9506704 Medline TA: Sex Abuse Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 95-111 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. gary.oreilly@ucd.ie |
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Adult Behavior Therapy / methods* Child Child Abuse, Sexual / prevention & control, rehabilitation* Counseling / methods Criminals / psychology*, statistics & numerical data Humans Internal-External Control* Ireland Male Middle Aged Prisoners / psychology*, statistics & numerical data Psychotherapy, Group / methods Recurrence / prevention & control Regression Analysis Treatment Outcome |
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