Phallometric diagnosis of pedophilia.

K Freund, R Blanchard - Journal of Consulting and Clinical …, 1989 - psycnet.apa.org
We investigated the sensitivity and specificity of our phallometric test for pedophilia (and
hebephilia). An initial sample of subjects included 47 men accused of sexual offenses …

Pedophilia: An evaluation of diagnostic and risk prediction methods

RJ Wilson, J Abracen, J Looman, JE Picheca… - Sexual …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

The modification of sexual preferences

VL Quinsey, CM Earls - Handbook of sexual assault: Issues, theories, and …, 1990 - Springer
The modification of inappropriate sexual preferences is of central concern in many treatment
programs for sex offenders (Abel, Becker, Cunningham-Rathner, Rouleau, Kaplan, & Reich …

The phallometric assessment of sex offenders: An update

G Launay - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The paper traces the development of the phallometric assessment of sex offenders in the
1990s. There has been little improvement in the standardization of the technique in terms of …

Sexual preferences: Are they useful in the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders?

WL Marshall, YM Fernandez - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review the evidence on the relevance of sexual preferences for the
assessment and treatment of sexual offenders. We conclude that there is limited value to …

Forensic assessment of sexual interest: A review

E Kalmus, AR Beech - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2005 - Elsevier
The paper reviews the published literature relating to the assessment of sexual preference
in child-sex offenders. Evaluated physiological techniques include penile plethysmography …

The relationship between phallometrically measured deviant sexual arousal and clinical characteristics in juvenile sexual offenders

JA Hunter Jr, DW Goodwin, JV Becker - Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1994 - Elsevier
The current study examined the relationship between clinical characteristics and a
phallometrically derived deviance quotient index in two samples of 44 and 54 juvenile sex …

Sexual differentiation on the Draw‐A‐Person test

CH Swensen - Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1955 - Wiley Online Library
PROBLEM The differentiation, or lack of it, between the male and female figures drawn by
patients in performing the Draw-A-Person Test (DAP) is suggested as indicating the degree …

Are rapists differentially aroused by coercive sex in phallometric assessments?

ML Lalumière, VL Quinsey, GT Harris… - Annals of the New …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
In this chapter we examine whether rapists are sexually aroused by coercive,
nonconsensual sex. This question is theoretically important because it speaks to a potential …

Classification of child molesters by plethysmographic assessment of sexual arousal and a self-report measure of sexual preference

DR Laws, RK Hanson, CA Osborn… - Journal of …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study examined the extent to which the use of multiple measures of pedophilic
interest improved on the diagnostic accuracy of any single measure. Seventy-two child …