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Male Sex Offenders

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Individuals who commit deviant sex acts have always posed a difficult problem for society. In many respects, their crimes are felonious, antisocial acts and clearly fall within the purview of the criminal justice system. However, their compulsive, repetitive, driven behavior, which at times has no rational, logical reward, appears to fit the criteria of an emotional or psychiatric illness.

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  1. Behavioral Medicine Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, 30327-4104, USA

    Gene G. Abel & Joanne-L. Rouleau

  2. Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30302, USA

    Gene G. Abel & Joanne-L. Rouleau

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 15213, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Michael E. Thase M.D.

  2. West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

    Barry A. Edelstein Ph.D.

  3. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Michel Hersen Ph.D.

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Abel, G.G., Rouleau, JL. (1990). Male Sex Offenders. In: Thase, M.E., Edelstein, B.A., Hersen, M. (eds) Handbook of Outpatient Treatment of Adults. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0894-0_12

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