Empathy and recognition of facial expressions of emotion in sex offenders, non-sex offenders and normal controls

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-262

  Gery, Isabelle ^a   Miljkovitch, Raphaële ^a   Berthoz, Sylvie ^b   Soussignan, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

^c Section of Radiology   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Emotion; Emotional recognition; Empathy; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CRIME; DEPRESSION; EMPATHY; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 59349093234     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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