Engagement, denial, and treatment progress among sex offenders in group therapy

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-63

  Levenson, Jill S ^a   Macgowan, Mark J ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denial; Engagement; Group therapy; Sex offender; Treatment progress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENIAL; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX OFFENSES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642566538     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SEBU.0000006284.33837.d7     Document Type: Article

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