Quality of life and relationships in sex offenders with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-19

  Steptoe, Lesley ^a,b   Lindsay, William R ^a,b,d   Forrest, Diane ^b   Power, Mick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Clinical Psychology Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Quality of life; Relationship; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER; FREEDOM; HOME; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEISURE; MALE; MOTHER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADULT; FATHERS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; PEDOPHILIA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33645105341     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250500488652     Document Type: Article

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