Surgery experienced as sexual abuse: A case of pre-pubescent sexual offending and hypospadias

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 543-550

  Morgan, John F ^a,b,c   Mezey, Gillian C ^a,c,d  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical School ^*  (United States)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Sexual Offender Assess Treatm S

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Genital surgery; Hypospadias; Sexual arousal disorder of childhood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXHIBITIONISM; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 0032740956     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104599004004010     Document Type: Article

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