Cerebral white matter deficiencies in pedophilic men

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-183

  Cantor, James M ^a   Kabani, Noor ^a,b,c   Christensen, Bruce K ^a,d   Zipursky, Robert B ^a,d   Barbaree, Howard E ^a,d   Dickey, Robert ^a,d   Klassen, Philip E ^a,d   Mikulis, David J ^c   Kuban, Michael E ^a   Blak, Thomas ^a   Richards, Blake A ^a   Hanratty, M Katherine ^a   Blanchard, Ray ^a,d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arcuate fasciculus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pedophilia; Sex offenders; Sexual abuse; Superior fronto occipital fasciculus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EROTISM; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PEDOPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; TEMPORAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 37249026914     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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