The treatment of six men with a learning disability convicted of sex offences with children

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-98

  Lindsay, William R ^a,c   Neilson, Clare Q ^a   Morrison, Frederick ^a   Smith, Anne H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Strathmartine Hospital

^c NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 0031885753     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1998.tb01281.x     Document Type: Article

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