Affective determinants of treatment engagement in violent offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-186

  Howells, Kevin ^a   Day, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affect; Anger; Emotion; Treatment engagement; Violence

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANGER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRISONERS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33644600035     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05281336     Document Type: Review

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