title: Dysfunctional anger and sexual violence.
abstract: Sexual offenses with or without aggression attract attention from the popular media and the scientific community. Empirical research suggests a relationship between anger and sexual violence. This article describes the key themes of dysfunctional anger and sexual violence, and how dysfunctional anger relates to sexual fantasies, sexual offending, and sexual recidivism. The implications of the findings for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Forensic Program, Royal Ottawa Health Group, Brockville Mental Health Center (BMHC), 1804 Highway 2 East, CP/PO Box 1050, Brockville, Ontario K6V 5W7, Canada. Electronic address: ag.ahmed@theroyal.ca.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000786:Anger; D019468:Disease Management; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D012008:Recurrence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Anger; Recidivism; Sexual homicide; Sexual violence; Treatment