1. Klinefelter's syndrome and sexual offending - A literature review.
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O'Donovan, Rebecca, Völlm, Birgit, and O'Donovan, Rebecca
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KLINEFELTER'S syndrome ,SEX crimes ,SEX offenders ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MEDLINE ,DISEASES ,LONGITUDINAL method ,CROSS-sectional method ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Background: Klinefelter's syndrome is a sex chromosome abnormality affecting approximately 1 in 1000 men. There have been suggestions that it is associated with a higher than average prevalence of sexual offending but to what extent does research evidence support this assertion?Aims: This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of published research to establish the prevalence of sexual offending in men with Klinefelter's syndrome.Method: The databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO and EMBASE were searched from inception until 31 December 2016 by using a range of terms for Klinefelter's syndrome and for sexual offending. All selected papers were examined for quality by using the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist.Results: We identified 53 relevant papers of which 10 met our inclusion criteria. All but one were prevalence studies conducted in a prison or hospital setting. The one, Danish, register-based cohort study did suggest an increased risk of sex offending among Klinefelter men, probably established before the diagnosis was made and, therefore, any hormone replacement instituted.Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to date to support concerns about exceptional risk of sex offending among men with Klinefelter's syndrome. Rather, it is arguable that there is a research gap in understanding how the experience of and treatment for their condition may affect them. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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