An Evaluation of the Bumby RAPE and MOLEST scales as measures of cognitive distortions with civilly committed sexual offenders

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-249

  Arkowitz, Steve ^a   Vess, James ^a  

^a Atascadero State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Civil commitment; Cognitive distortions; Sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; RAPE; SEXUAL CRIME; ADULT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; CRIMINOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542648941     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025039809300     Document Type: Article

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