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Murphy, Glynis H., Sinclair, Neil, Melvin, Clare L. and Langdon, Peter E. (2023) Group CBT for men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who have harmful sexual behaviour. British Journal of Clinical Psychology . doi:10.1111/bjc.12427 ISSN 0144-6657. (In Press)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12427
Abstract
Objectives: Men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism sometimes engage in harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), but it may be harder for them to access treatment, than it is for non‐disabled men. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of attending an adapted CBT group, known as SOTSEC‐ID, on men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who had HSB. Method: Ninety‐eight men from intellectual disability services, who had ID and/or autism and a history of HSB were recruited, and they received group CBT for a year (46 of these men have been previously reported). Harmful sexual behaviour, sexual knowledge, distorted cognitions and victim empathy were measured before and after treatment, and at 6 month follow‐up. Results: There were low levels of further harmful sexual behaviour: 12% of men engaged in further HSB during the 1‐year period of the group, and 8% engaged in further HSB in the 6‐month follow‐up period. There were also significant improvements in sexual knowledge, distorted cognitions and victim empathy following treatment, maintained at 6‐month follow‐up. Men with autism showed significantly more non‐contact HSB, were less likely to have been interviewed by police and had higher rates of further HSB, compared to men without autism. Conclusions: It is concluded that SOTSEC‐ID is a promising treatment for men with ID/autism and HSB. Nevertheless, the study had a number of limitations and lacked a control group, so there is now an urgent need for a proper controlled study.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||
| SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Autistic people, Autism, Sex offenders -- Psychological aspects, Intellectual disability, Cognitive therapy, Group psychotherapy | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Clinical Psychology | ||||||
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0144-6657 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 30 May 2023 | ||||||
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| DOI: | 10.1111/bjc.12427 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 June 2023 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 June 2023 |
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