Can adult offenders with intellectual disabilities use mindfulness-based procedures to control their deviant sexual arousal?

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-179

  Singh, Nirbhay N ^a   Lancioni, Giulio E ^b   Winton, Alan S W ^c   Singh, Ashvind N ^d   Adkins, Angela D ^e   Singh, Judy ^a  

^a ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult sexual offenders with intellectual disability; Cognitive behavior therapy; Deviant sexual arousal; Meditation on the soles of the feet; Mindful observation of thoughts; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751605487     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160903392731     Document Type: Article

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