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Use of DSM Paraphilia Diagnoses in Sexually Violent Predator Commitment Cases

Michael B. First and Robert L. Halon
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2008, 36 (4) 443-454;
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vol. 36 no. 4 443-454
PubMed 
19092060

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online December 17, 2008.

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  1. Michael B. First, MD and
  2. Robert L. Halon, PhD
  1. Dr. First is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY. Dr. Halon is in private practice, San Luis Obispo, CA
  1. Address correspondence to: Michael B. First, MD, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 60, New York, NY 10032. E-mail: mbf2{at}columbia.edu

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    • Step 1: Establishing the Presence of a Paraphilia
    • Step 2: Establishing Paraphilia as the Source of the Sexual Offenses
    • Step 3: Providing Evidence of Volitional Impairment
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