Mental disorders and DSM-IV paedophilia in 185 subjects convicted of sexual child abuse

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 534-537

  Carlstedt, Anita ^a   Innala, Sune ^a   Brimse, Agneta ^a   Anckarsäter, Henrik Söderström ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Forensic psychiatry; Paedophilia; Sexual child abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDOPHILIA; SEXUAL CRIME; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PEDOPHILIA; PRISONERS;

EID: 29144534905     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500360724     Document Type: Article

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