The utility of the diagnosis of pedophilia: A comparison of various classification procedures

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-436

  Kingston, Drew A ^a   Firestone, Philip ^a   Moulden, Heather M ^a   Bradford, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child molesters; DSM; Pedophilia; Phallometric assessment; Sex offender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDOPHILIA; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL CRIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PEDOPHILIA; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34249888742     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9091-x     Document Type: Article

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