Into the Wild, Out of the Woods: A Systematic Case Study on Facilitating Emotional Change

Cognitive and behavioral treatment programs for individuals who have committed sexual offenses (ISOs) have shown significant but small effect sizes. A growing body of research points toward the importance of difficulties in affect regulation (AR) as a risk factor for sexual recidivism. On this basis...

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Main Author: Gunst, E. (Author)
Contributors: Willemsen, J. ; Desmet, Marc
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
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