A comparison of anxiety and depression in sex offenders with intellectual disability and a control group with intellectual disability

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-345

  Lindsay, William R ^a,b,c   Lees, Melanie S ^a,b  

^a NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical Psychology Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Intellectual disability; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; SEXUAL CRIME; HOSPITALIZATION; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 1542543970     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320301500409     Document Type: Article

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