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...

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Published in:	Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 349 - 365
Main Authors:	Gannon, Theresa A., Ciardha, Caoilte, Barnoux, Magali F. L., Tyler, Nichola, Mozova, Katarina, Alleyne, Emma K. A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Winter2013
Subjects:	England Analysis of variance Attitude testing Cognition Mental health services Personality tests Prison psychology Medical care of prisoners Psychological tests Self-evaluation Self-management (Psychology) Self-perception Case-control method Chi-squared test Confidence intervals Medical needs assessment Multivariate analysis Pyromania Research funding Scale analysis (Psychology) Descriptive statistics
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