The internet and its role in the escalation of sexually compulsive behaviour

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-142

  Wood, Heather ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child pornography; Escalation; Internet offenders; Internet pornography; Internet sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INCEST; INTERNET; INTERNET SEX; MANIA; NOMENCLATURE; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PUBLICATION; SADISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUPEREGO;

EID: 79958707255     PISSN: 02668734     EISSN: 14749734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02668734.2011.576492     Document Type: Article

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