Impaired Decision Making in Pedophilic Offenders

University Hospital, Montpellier128 enrolled

Overview

Pedophilic behaviors represent a public health problem with serious consequences. The investigators hypothesize a disruption in the decision-making strategies among sex offenders pedophiles. Highlight this type of abnormality would offer a specific treatment of a possible neuropsychological deficit (with cognitive remediation for instance) and perhaps avoid recurrences of this type of behavior.

Cross-sectional study, comparing a group of 64 pedophilic offenders inmates condamned with a group of 64 volunteers non-pedophiles matched by age and level of study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

128

Conditions

Pedophilia

Interventions

neuropsychological questionnairesBEHAVIORAL

Due to this study population (inmates), the investigators have decided to classify the protocol as and interventionnal study.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * For the controls, lack of diagnosis of disorders of sexual behavior (paraphilias) current or past (DSM IV) * For the pedophilic offenders: * Placement and conviction for rape or sexual assault of a minor under 15 years * Recognition of the facts * Existence of a current or past diagnosis of pedophilia (according to the DSM IV). Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a current major depressive episode (DSM IV - MINI) * History of cerebral neurological disorder or a cranial trauma with loss of consciousness current * IGT test already done * Schizophrenia or Other current psychotic disorders(according to the criteria DSM IV of MINI test). * taking psychoactive drug

Locations (1)

CHU de Montpellier

Montpellier, France

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Comparison of neuropsychological performances between control group and group of persons suffering from pedophilia

Bring to light cognitive changes in the pedophilia, by comparing the neuropsychological performances of a group of persons suffering from pedophilia to a control group (no pedophile). The neuropsychological performances between two groups are assessed by neuropsychologic questionnaires (Iowa Gambling Task, MINI 5.0.0, MADRS, Test de Rolls, N-Back, WAIS III, go-no-go...)

Time frame: 36 months (at the end of the study)

Central Contacts

Lacambre Mathieu, MD

CONTACT

04 67 33 85 77 m-lacambre@chu-montpellier.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.