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Men With Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Offended Sexually

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

We review extant and new research focusing on assessment and treatment of men with intellectual disabilities (ID) who have offended sexually. New research findings are applied and integrated with classic assessment and treatment approaches, providing an overview of evidence-based practices.

Recent Findings

New research has explored healthy sexuality among people with intellectual disabilities, including making evidence-based sexual information cognitively accessible for people with ID. Research has begun to include men with ID in studies of actuarial risk assessment and dynamic treatment needs and identify forms of sexual deviation.

Summary

New research has identified the need for access to treatment materials better tailored to clients’ cognitive level, as well as understanding normal sexuality among people with ID. The recent research further develops our understanding of men with ID who offended sexually and demonstrates similarities between men with and without ID who have offended sexually. The new research findings provide evidence-based support and guidance for clinicians working with this set of clients and suggest optimism for more positive outcomes as studies from across the globe are focusing on working with men with ID who have offended sexually.

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Blasingame, G.D., York, J.R. Men With Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Offended Sexually. Curr Psychiatry Rep 22, 29 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-020-01151-6

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