A cognitive behavioral model of assessment and treatment for intellectually disabled sexual offenders

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-64

  Nezu, Christine Maguth ^a   Nezu, Arthur M ^b   Dudek, Jonathan A ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0032407142     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1077-7229(98)80020-5     Document Type: Article

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