Pedophilia: The problem with diagnosis and limitations of CBT in treatment

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 774-781

  Studer, Lea H ^a   Scott Aylwin, A ^a  

^a ALBERTA HOSPITAL EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; PEDOPHILIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEDOPHILIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 33745956636     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.030     Document Type: Article

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