The content of sexual fantasies for sexual offenders

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 315-331

  Gee, Dion G ^a,d   Devilly, Grant J ^b   Ward, Tony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Content; Grounded Theory; Sexual fantasy; Sexual offender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; EMOTION; FANTASY; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; THINKING; AUSTRALIA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LIBIDO; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; FANTASY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VICTORIA;

EID: 16644382705     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SEBU.0000043326.30841.74     Document Type: Article

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