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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 4/2013

01-04-2013 | Sexual Disorders (JP Fedoroff, Section Editor)

Individuals With Developmental Delay and Problematic Sexual Behaviors

Authors: William R. Lindsay, Amanda M. Michie

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 4/2013

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Abstract

The field of sex offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has attracted a significant amount of research in the last 5 to 10 years. This research has included theoretical work on the reasons why men with IDD might engage in problematic sexual behaviours, work on the assessment of risk for future incidents, research investigating the pathways into and through services for sex offenders with IDD and a considerable amount of work developing and evaluating effective treatments. This paper will review the recent research on each of these areas in turn.
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Metadata
Title
Individuals With Developmental Delay and Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Authors
William R. Lindsay
Amanda M. Michie
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-013-0350-y

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