Relationship between sexual offences and mental and developmental disorders: a review

Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo)

Alexandre Martins Valença²  Isabella Nascimento¹  Antonio Egidio Nardi¹ 

[1] ,Federal University Fluminense of Niterói Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry Centre of Medical ScienceRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: Sexual crime;    sexual offence;    mental disorder;    mental retardation;    developmental disability;    Crime sexual;    ofensa sexual;    transtorno mental;    retardo mental;    transtorno do desenvolvimento;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-60832013000300004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND: Sexual violence is a serious public health problem that concerns and faces our society. The prevalence, magnitude and consequences of this problem have merited growing attention by health researchers and human rights scholars. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a review of the literature regarding the relationship between mental disorders, sexual offences and those of development. METHODS: A bibliographic research was performed in PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Lilacs, employing the terms "sexual crime", "sexual offence", "mental disorder", "mental retardation", "developmental disability" and its combinations. RESULTS: The mental disorders and developmental disorders more frequently related to the perpetration of sexual offences were schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and mental retardation. DISCUSSION: The detection and treatment of psychiatric morbidity among sexual offenders in health and criminal justice systems, which may contribute to a lower risk of recidivism of this sexual behaviour, is important.

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