Childhood trauma and dissociation in male sex offenders

Abstract

Fourteen male sex offenders receiving inpatient treatment were assessed for histories of childhood trauma and dissociative symptoms. These subjects were then compared to 97 adult inpatients receiving treatment for childhood sexual trauma. The two groups exhibited remarkably similar trauma histories and symptom profiles. Dissociative disorders were diagnosed by structured interview in 77% of the sex offenders and 92% of the sexual trauma inpatients. © 1999 Brunner/Mazel, Inc.