Comparing serial and nonserial sexual offenders: Alcohol and street drug consumption, impulsiveness and history of sexual abuse

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Baltieri, Danilo Antonio ^a,b,c,d   De Andrade, Arthur Guerra ^a,c  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b Clinic Hospital State of Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Sexual offender; Sexual violence; Social behavior; Street drugs

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ADDICTION; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; VICTIM;

EID: 41949113708     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462006005000067     Document Type: Article

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