Citation

Bowden L, Glorney E, Daniels M. J. Sex. Aggress. 2017; 23(3): 278-290.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13552600.2017.1343398

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

There is a paucity of research exploring individuals' experiences of sexual offending therapy, particularly in forensic psychiatric settings. This study qualitatively explored the perspectives of six male medium-secure patients regarding the treatment programme they completed to address their sexual offending behaviour. Thematic analysis of interviews generated two themes: the experience of transition through the programme and the experience of engagement. The importance of gaining service-user feedback and the implications for programme design and delivery are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

experiences of treatment; forensic mental health; qualitative; Sex offender treatment; treatment design; treatment engagement