Sexual offenders in prison psychiatric treatment: A biopsychosocial description

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-112

  Young, Myla H ^a   Justice, Jerald V ^a   Edberg, Philip ^b  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

^b Independent Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial; Neuropsychology; Psychopathy; Rorschach; Sexual offenders; Sexually violent predator

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PRISONS; PSYCHOLOGY; RORSCHACH TEST; SEX OFFENSES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 76649123163     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08322373     Document Type: Article

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