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
Due to this study population (inmates), the investigators have decided to classify the protocol as and interventionnal study.
CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
RECRUITINGComparison 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)
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