Project STOP: Cognitive behavioral assessment and treatment for sex offenders with intellectual disability

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 87-103

  Nezu, Christine Maguth ^a   Greenberg, Jeffrey ^a   Nezu, Arthur M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Dual diagnosis; Intellectual disabilities; Mental retardation; Sex offender treatment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FAMILY THERAPY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 33750502872     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v06n03_06     Document Type: Article

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