Sexual preferences: Are they useful in the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders?

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-143

  Marshall, W L ^a   Fernandez, Y M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child molesters; Covert sensitization; Exhibitionists; Masturbatory reconditioning; Phallometry; Rapists; Sexual preferences

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0037353613     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(01)00056-8     Document Type: Review

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