Personality disorders in a sample of paraphilic and nonparaphilic child molesters: A comparative study

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-30

  Bogaerts, Stefan ^a   Daalder, Annelies ^b   Vanheule, Stijn ^c   Desmet, Mattias ^c   Leeuw, Frans ^d  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child molesters; Obsessive compulsive symptoms; Paraphilia; Personality disorders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

EID: 37849052339     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07308261     Document Type: Article

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