TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A case of mental retardation with paraphilia treated with depot leuprorelin
JO  - Journal of Korean medical science
A1  - Park, Woo Sung
A1  - Kim, Kyung Min
A1  - Jung, Yong Woo
A1  - Lim, Myung Ho
SP  - 1320
EP  - 1324
VL  - 29
IS  - 9
N2  - Paraphilia is a psychiatric disease that has been difficult to cure. However, recently developed therapeutic methods hold promise. The patient was a 20-yr-old male with chief complaints of continuous masturbation, genital exposure, and aggressive behavior that started 2 yr ago. We administered leuprorelin 3.6 mg intramuscular injection per month, a depot gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue, to this patient who a severe mentally retardation with paraphilia. The clinical global impression (CGI)-severity, CGI-improvement and aberrant behavior checklist were performed. After one month, we observed significant improvement in symptoms, such as decreases of abnormal sexual behavior and sexual desire. The GnRH analogues are suggested to be used as an alternative or supplementary therapeutic method for sexual offenders after clinical studies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1011-8934
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2014.29.9.1320
ID  - ref1
ER  -