Assessment and treatment of sexual compulsivity:A Multi-Modal perspective

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 61-74

  Lebo, Robert A ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Covenant House ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Compulsion; Multi modal treatment; Obsession; Sexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937339768     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J160v01n02_06     Document Type: Article

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