Treatment for Men with Intellectual Disabilities and Sexually Abusive Behaviour

Assessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: A Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 368-392

  Murphy, Glynis ^a,b,c   Sinclair, Neil ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^c International Association of the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (IASSID)   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural treatment; Intellectual disabilities; Mental health legislation; Sexual offences; Sexually abusive behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886534060     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470714362.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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