Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts of Infant-Related Sexual Harm
<b>Conclusions:</b> Study findings add to growing evidence that UITs of infant-related harm are common, and when these thoughts are unwanted and intrusive, they are not associated with an increased risk of actually harming one's infant. Although findings suggest that this is also true for UITs of infant-related sexual harm and sexual behavior, due to the small sample employed in this research, replication with a larger sample is needed.
Authors
- Quincy M. Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9027-2231)
- Nichole Fairbrother (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-5984)
- Juliette Sachet
- Fiona Challacombe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3316-8155)
- Claudia Cargnelli
- Bronwen Lathrop
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Barber-Nichols (United States) (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.25m15985
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00