The process of overcoming denial in sexual offenders

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-61

  Lord, Alex ^a   Willmot, Phil ^b  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RAMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptational processes; Defensiveness; Denial; Sexual offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349110642     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600410001670937     Document Type: Article

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