A cumulative scale of severe sexual sadism

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-278

  Nitschke, Joachim ^a   Osterheider, Michael ^b   Mokros, Andreas ^b  

^a Ansbach District Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Guttman; Mokken; Scale; Sexual sadism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SADISM; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SADISM; SEX OFFENSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349227631     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209342074     Document Type: Article

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