Dissociation and memory for perpetration among convicted sex offenders

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-80

  Becker Blease, Kathryn A ^a   Freyd, Jennifer J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal behavior; Dissociation; Memory; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RECALL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84905814157     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v08n02_05     Document Type: Article

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