Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 370-380 , September 2003

Psychiatric comorbidity and compulsive/impulsive traits in compulsive sexual behavior

Some of these data were previously presented at the Sixth International Conference on the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (Toronto, Canada; May 2000) in a talk titled, “Psychiatric Comorbidity in CSB and Pedophilia: A Comparison.”

  • Nancy C Raymond

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Nancy C. Raymond, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, F282/2A West, 2450 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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  • Eli Coleman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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  • Michael H Miner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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PII: S0010-440X(03)00110-X

doi: 10.1016/S0010-440X(03)00110-X

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 370-380 , September 2003

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