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Peer reviewedCooper, A. J. – Mental Retardation, 1995
This paper reviews the efficacy, cautions, side effects, and modes of action of two antiandrogens (medroxyprogesterone acetate and cyproterone acetate) in treating individuals with mental retardation who have engaged in offensive sexual behavior. Ethical and medico-legal issues are also discussed. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Criminals, Drug Therapy, Ethics
Peer reviewedStrickler, Heidi – Mental Retardation, 2001
Characteristics that make individuals with mental retardation more vulnerable to family violence are discussed in the areas of child, adult, and sexual abuse. Common psychological effects of this trauma are then explored followed by implications for practice. A case study of a female with mental retardation is presented. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Children
