Sexual sadism: Avoiding its misuse in sexually violent predator evaluations

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 409-416

  Frances, Allen ^a   Wollert, Richard ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SADISM; SEXUAL CRIME;

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SADISM; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84866342405     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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