Sexual sadism in sexual offenders: An elusive diagnosis

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-22

  Marshall, W L ^a   Kennedy, Pamela ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ASSAULT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RAPE; REVIEW; SADISM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; VICTIM;

EID: 0037210722     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(01)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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