Coercive and precocious sexuality as a fundamental aspect of psychopathy

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-27

  Harris, Grant T ^a   Rice, Marnie E ^a   Hilton, N Zoe ^a   Lalumière, Martin L ^b   Quinsey, Vernon L ^c  

^a Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DELINQUENCY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COERCION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247323488     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 0885579X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2007.21.1.1     Document Type: Article

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