Sexual assaulters in the United States: Prevalence and psychiatric correlates in a national sample

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1379-1387

  Hoertel, Nicolas ^a,b   Le Strat, Yann ^b,c,d   Schuster, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Limosin, Frédéric ^a,b,c  

^a Paris Descartes University   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions; Psychotic disorders; Sexual assaulters

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876474777     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9943-5     Document Type: Article

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