Nonviolent offenders' and college students' attachment and social support behaviors: Implications for counseling
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A study is conducted to examine the relationships between adult attachment orientations and the ability to seek social support as factors in mediating behavior. The results indicated that the non-normative group of nonviolent offenders reported being more securely attached and having more satisfaction with their social supports than the normative group of college students.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 2005
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The effects of cognitive-behavioral treatment for forensic inpatients
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The effects of an intramural cognitive-behavioral treatment for forensic inpatients with personality disorders in a high-security hospital are examined. A minority of patients revealed reliable change over time at the individual level, though the patients improved well at the group level.
Publication Name: International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0306-624X
Year: 2005
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