Social cognition and sexual offending: A theoretical framework

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-80

  Johnston, Lucy ^a   Ward, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cognitive destruction; Cognitive restructuring; Relapse prevention; Sexual offending; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002545376     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02258016     Document Type: Article

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