This learning module is primarily for general psychiatrists rather than as an advanced programme for forensic psychiatry. You may benefit prior to starting by reading the article by myself and Professor Don Grubin published in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment in 2004 (Gordon and Grubin, 2004).

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, we hope you will be able to:

• recognise when sexual behaviour may be abnormal
  
  
• evaluate how sexually abnormal behaviour may occur in mentally disordered offenders and similar patients
  
  
• develop clearer understanding of the terms, sex offender, sexual deviancy and paraphilias
  
  
• be familiar with the risk factors for sex offenders
  
  
• develop knowledge of modern treatment options for mentally disordered sex offenders
  
  
• consider ethical factors in the treatment of mentally disordered sex offenders.

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