Clinical and research limitations in the use of phallometric testing with sexual offenders;Grenzen der phallometrie

Recht und Psychiatrie

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-23

  Marshall, William L ^a  

^a Rockwood Psychological Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Penisplethysmography; Phallometrie; Relapse prevention; Sexual delinquency

Indexed keywords

BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORTH AMERICA; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RECIDIVISM; RECURRENCE RISK; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14544268976     PISSN: 07242247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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