Male Imprisoned Firesetters Have Different Characteristics Than Other Imprisoned Offenders and Require Specialist Treatment.
Objective: This study investigated whether a group of firesetters ( n = 68) could be distinguished, psychologically, from a matched group of non-firesetting offenders ( n = 68). Method: Participants completed measures examining psychological variables relating to fire, emotional/self-regulation, soc...
| Publicado en: | Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 349 - 365 |
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