Sexualization and lifestyle impulsivity: Clinically valid discriminators in sexual offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 452-467

  Eher, Reinhard ^a   Neuwirth, Wolfgang ^a   Fruehwald, Stefan ^b   Frottier, Patrick ^c  

^a Justizanstalt Wien Mittersteig   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c PLS PROVIDE COMPANY NAME   (Austria)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Paraphilia; Psychiatric diagnoses; Sex offenders; Sexualization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; OFFENDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RAPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PARAPHILIAS; PEDOPHILIA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0043171184     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03253844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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