Mapping child molester treatment progress with the FoSOD: Denial and explanations of accountability

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-105

  Wright, Robert C ^a,b   Schneider, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Psychological Management Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Denial; Explanations; FoSOD; Measurement; Responsibility; Self report; Treatment progress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COURT; DATA ANALYSIS; DENIAL; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL CRIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3543088607     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SEBU.0000023059.91691.fa     Document Type: Article

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