Assessing cognitive distortions in sex offenders: A review of commonly used versus recently developed instruments

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 163-187

  Vanhouche, Wouter ^a,b   Vertommen, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Center for Clinical Assessment   (Belgium)

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EID: 0033435538     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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