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Ron Langevin is a researcher affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their work predominantly spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a concentrated focus on clinical psychology. Langevin's research interests extend into health, sociology and political science, general health professions, and safety research.

The primary areas of study in their work include child abuse and trauma, intimate partner and family violence, migration, health and trauma, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, homicide, infanticide, and child abuse, child welfare and adoption, as well as attachment and relationship dynamics.

Langevin has authored numerous papers published in reputable academic journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Social Functioning in Individuals Affected by Childhood Maltreatment: Establishing a Research Agenda to Inform Interventions (2022, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics)
  • Disorganized Attachment and Emotion Dysregulation as Mediators of the Association Between Sexual Abuse and Dissociation in Preschoolers (2020, Journal of Affective Disorders)
  • Disentangling the Associations Between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Child Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review (2021, Trauma Violence & Abuse)
  • Pathways from Childhood Maltreatment to Unsupportive Emotion Socialization: Implications for Children's Emotional Inhibition (2020, Journal of Family Violence)
  • Victim-to-Victim Intergenerational Cycles of Child Maltreatment: A Systematic Scoping Review of Theoretical Frameworks (2022, International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience)

The frequent publication venues for Langevin's research include:

  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience
  • Trauma Violence & Abuse
  • Journal of Family Violence
  • Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma

Langevin often collaborates with several coauthors, including Martine Hébert, Audrey Kern, Isabelle Ouellet-Morin, Marie-Claude Geoffroy, and Delphine Collin-Vézina.

Best Publications

  • The female child as a surrogate object.

    Kurt Freund;C. K. McKnight;R. Langevin;S. Cibiri

  • Neuropsychological impairment in pedophiles.

    S. Hucker;R. Langevin;G. Wortzman;J. Bain

  • Sexual Strands: Understanding and Treating Sexual Anomalies in Men

    Ronald Langevin

  • Cerebral Damage and Dysfunction in Sexually Aggressive Men

    S. Hucker;Ron Langevin;R. Dickey;Lorraine Handy

  • The Sex Killer

    R. Langevin;M. H. Ben-Aron;P. Wright;V. Marchese

  • Deficits in gray matter volume are present in schizophrenia but not bipolar disorder.

    Robert B Zipursky;Mary V Seeman;Alison Bury;Ronald Langevin

  • A Study of the Psychosexual Characteristics of Sex Killers: Can we Identify them Before it is Too Late?

    Ron Langevin

  • Extension of the Gender Identity Scale for males.

    Kurt Freund;Ron Langevin;John Satterberg;Betty Steiner

  • Lifetime Sex Offender Recidivism: A 25-Year Follow-Up Study

    Ron Langevin;Suzanne Curnoe;Paul Fedoroff;Renee Bennett

  • Heterosexual Aversion in Homosexual Males

    Kurt Freund;Ron Langevin;Stephen Cibiri;Yaroslaw Zajac

  • A study of clerics who commit sexual offenses: are they different from other sex offenders?

    R. Langevin;Suzanne Curnoe;J. Bain

  • Is arson an aggressive act or a property offence? A controlled study of psychiatric referrals.

    R. W. Hill;R. Langevin;D. Paitich;L. Handy

  • Characteristics of Sex Offenders Who Were Sexually Victimized as Children

    R. Langevin;P. Wright;L. Handy

  • Studies of brain damage and dysfunction in sex offenders

    Ron Langevin;G. Wortzman;P. Wright;Lorraine Handy

  • Temporal horn enlargement is present in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Paul D Roy;Robert B Zipursky;Jean A Saint-Cyr;Allison Bury

  • The Clarke SHQ: A clinical sex history questionnaire for males.

    D. Paitich;R. Langevin;R. Freeman;K. Mann

  • Substance Abuse Among Sex Offenders

    Ron Langevin;Reuben A. Lang

  • Neuropsychological Impairment in Incest Offenders

    Ron Langevin;G. Wortzman;R. Dickey;P. Wright

  • Is curiosity a unitary construct?

    Unknown

  • The effect of assertiveness training, provera and sex of therapist in the treatment of genital exhibitionism

    Unknown

  • The Prevalence of Sex Offenders With Deviant Fantasies

    Ron Langevin;Reuben A. Lang;Suzanne Curnoe

  • A double blind trial of sex drive reducing medication in pedophiles

    S. Hucker;R. Langevin;J. Bain

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt Freund
Kurt Freund University of Toronto
Jerome C. Wakefield
Jerome C. Wakefield New York University
Michael H. Miner
Michael H. Miner University of Minnesota
Kenneth J. Zucker
Kenneth J. Zucker University of Toronto
Michael C. Seto
Michael C. Seto University of Ottawa
Robert A. Prentky
Robert A. Prentky Justice Resource Institute

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