AUTHOR=Wild Tamara S. N. , Müller Isabel , Fromberger Peter , Jordan Kirsten , Klein Lenka , Müller Jürgen L. TITLE=Prevention of Sexual Child Abuse: Preliminary Results From an Outpatient Therapy Program JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry VOLUME=11 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00088 DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00088 ISSN=1664-0640 ABSTRACT=
In Germany, access to outpatient treatment services devoted to the prevention of (further) sexual offenses against minors and child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) offenses is often limited. The therapy project “Prevention of Sexual Abuse” tries to fill this gap by providing treatment to patients with a self-reported sexual interest in children and adolescents, irrespective of whether or not they are pedophilic or prosecuted by the legal justice system. Within the project, a treatment manual was developed which specifically addresses dynamic risk-factors in child sexual abusers and CSEM offenders. The treatment manual was conceived to reduce recidivism risk and to contribute to the enhancement of the patients’ personal well-being. In this paper, results of the accompanying scientific research are presented: offense-supportive attitudes (