[Integrative therapy concept in inpatient treatment of sex offenders].

First a number of aspects are mentioned that should be given special attention in the treatment of sex offenders. This is followed by a review of those treatment studies in which therapy was primarily either psychoanalytic or behavioral and which included a relatively large number of patients. Since the authors of the present study found that either a given treatment approach was indicated for a very limited group of patients only or the long-term outcome was poor, they developed an integrative approach for inpatient treatment of sex offenders. This approach includes behavior therapy, psychoanalytically oriented therapy and social therapy. The procedures are described briefly and the role of each is in the overall therapeutic concept pointed out.