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Pedophilia: An Evaluation of Diagnostic and Risk Prediction Methods

Abstract

One hundred thirty child sexual abusers were diagnosed using each of following four methods: (a) phallometric testing, (b) strict application of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text revision [DSM-IV-TR]) criteria, (c) Rapid Risk Assessment of Sex Offender Recidivism (RRASOR) scores, and (d) "expert" diagnoses rendered by a seasoned clinician. Comparative utility and intermethod consistency of these methods are …

Authors

Wilson RJ; Abracen J; Looman J; Picheca JE; Ferguson M

Journal

Sexual Abuse, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 260–274

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

June 2011

DOI

10.1177/1079063210384277

ISSN

1079-0632