See the original article on NYmag.com. Surgical castration has a long and ugly history — from ancient Athenian man-slaves and 18th-century Italian castrati to 19th-century America, when a man named Dr. Harry Sharp castrated nearly 200 inmates, aiming to reduce the likelihood that they would offend again. But it wasn’t until the 1940s that the...
Year: 2017
DSM-5 and Paraphilias: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
Article by: Renee Sorrentino, MD Paraphilic disorders are rarely part of the curriculum for psychiatry residents or fellows. As a result, there are few psychiatrists who work with individuals who have paraphilic disorders. In the past few decades, research on sexual offenders has shown that those with paraphilic disorders are at high risk for committing future...
Q&A: What Works in Sex-Offender Treatment
TIME speaks with Dr. Renee Sorrentino of Massachusetts’ Institute for Sexual Wellness about sex-offender treatment and her work with pedophiles. At least 300,000 cases of child sex abuse are reported in the U.S. each year — and the real number of children who are molested is likely far higher. But while laws get tougher all...
Hooked On Porn – The Patriot Ledger 3 Part Series
Read the Patriot Ledger Article here. Download the Article here. Therapist Dr. Renee Sorrentino of Quincy offers her insight into internet pornography addiction. In case you fully grasp chiropractic philosophy and want individuals to seem right after their wellness in the proactive, preventative fashion and not wait till they’re sick or hurt to are available...
Pedophiles And The Priesthood – Connecting the Dots
This weeks episode of Connecting the Dots tackles the very sensitive and controversial issue of Pedophiles in the Priesthood. It has been over two decades since the earliest reports surfaced of allegations of sexual and physical abuse involving members of the Christian Brothers at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s Newfoundland and only 8...