The diagnostic reliability of sexual sadism

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-261

  Doren, Dennis ^a   Elwood, Richard ^a  

^a Sand Ridge Evaluation Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnoses; Psychopathy; Rape; Sex offenses; Sexual sadism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRIMINOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SADISM; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; PARAPHILIAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SADISM; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349218933     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209342072     Document Type: Article

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