Predicting psychological distress in sex offender therapists

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-157

  Ennis, Liam ^a   Horne, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological distress; Sex offenders; Social support; Therapist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; BURNOUT; CANADA; COUNSELING; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CANADA; COUNSELING; COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543049063     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320301500205     Document Type: Article

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