Characteristic features of perpetrators of sexual abuse on children and adolescents in four different regions of Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorErdoğan, Ayten
dc.contributor.authorTufan, Evren
dc.contributor.authorKaraman, Mehmet Gökşin
dc.contributor.authorAtabek, Mehmet Süleyman
dc.contributor.authorKoparan, Cem
dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, Esra
dc.contributor.authorAnkaralı, Handan
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-30T22:40:40Z
dc.date.available2020-04-30T22:40:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Temel Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionAnkarali, Handan Camdeviren/0000-0002-3613-0523; Tufan, ALI EVREN/0000-0001-5207-6240en_US
dc.descriptionWOS: 000290031900010en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Referral of sexually abused children and adolescents to the Forensic Medicine Council showed that sexual abuse of children and adolescents is prevalent in Turkey. Unfortunately, very few studies have examined the characteristics of sexual offenders against children and adolescents in Turkey. This study examined the sociocultural features of sexual offenders against children and adolescents from Western Black Sea, Mediterranean, Marmara and East Anatolia regions of Turkey. Methods: The sex offenders against children and adolescents referred for forensic psychiatric examination to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry outpatient clinics of University of Zonguldak Karaelmas Hospital, Elazig Mental Health Hospital, Adana Ekrem Tok Mental Health Hospital, Bursa Dortcelik Childrens' Hospital were recruited for the study. Data for sex offenders were obtained from the medical and legal documents of children and adolescents. The sex offenders were assessed for demographic and legal characteristics: age, gender, marital status, education level, substance and alcohol use history and use of child pornography/computer. Results: All of the sexual offenders against children and adolescents were male. In most of the cases the child knows the offender (e. g. neighbor, relative, family friend, or local individual with authority). Females were the most commonly abused, with the percentage of abused females increasing with age. In addition, most of the sex offenders was not married and had low level of education, substance and alcohol use history. Conclusion: Most of the sex offenders against children and adolescents were male and not married. They had high rates of substance use history, low level of education. Further research is needed to better identify clinically significant differences among the different types of sex offenders against children and adolescents in Turkey. Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 2011; 12:55-61)en_US
dc.identifier.endpage61en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-6631
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage55en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/3035
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000290031900010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherCumhuriyet Univ Tip Fak Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalien_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi-Anatolian Journal Of Psychiatryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectchilden_US
dc.subjectadolescenten_US
dc.subjectsexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectpedophiliaen_US
dc.titleCharacteristic features of perpetrators of sexual abuse on children and adolescents in four different regions of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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