Does victim age differentiate between perpetrators of sexual child abuse? A study of mental health, psychosocial circumstances, and crimes

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 442-454

  Carlstedt, Anita ^a   Nilsson, Thomas ^a   Hofvander, Björn ^b   Brimse, Agneta ^a   Innala, Sune ^a   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^a,b  

^a Department of Forensic Psychiatry ^*  (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood onset behavior disorders; Gender crossover; Psychiatry; Sexual child abuse; Victim age

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449492533     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063209346699     Document Type: Article

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