Michael C. Seto, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Director
of Forensic Rehabilitation Research, Integrated
Forensic Program, Royal Ottawa
Health Care Group
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University
Adjunct Professor, School of
Psychology and Department
of Psychiatry, University of
Ottawa
Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Psychology, Carleton University
Email: michael.seto < at > theroyal.ca email >> telephone to reach me
Telephone: (613) 345-1461 ext 2605; Fax: (613)
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Brockville
Mental Health Centre
Integrated Forensic Program
Brockville,
Brief Biography
I
received a B.Sc. in Biopsychology from the University
of British Columbia (1989) and completed my M.A. (1992) and Ph.D. (1997) in
Clinical
Psychology from Queen’s University in
I
have published
extensively on paraphilias and sexual offending and regularly present at
scientific meetings and professional workshops on these topics. I have also
appeared in a variety of media outlets to talk about these topics, including CBC Radio One,
CBC Newsworld,
CTV, Global Television, TVO,
The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and Maclean’s
magazine. My research has been funded by the Ontario Mental Health
Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Correctional
Service of Canada, and Mental Health Commission of Canada.
My main research interests
are pedophilia; sexual offending against children; child pornography;
risk assessment; mentally disordered offenders; psychopathy; and program
evaluation. I am currently on the editorial boards of Archives of Sexual
Behavior, Sexual
Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, and Law
and Human Behavior and provide ad hoc reviews for many other journals,
including the Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and Law and Human Behavior.
I am an Associate Editor for Archives of Sexual
Behavior and Sexual
Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment.
Frequent collaborators include Ray Blanchard, James Cantor, Meredith
Chivers, Angela Eke, Grant Harris,
and Martin Lalumière.
Recent Publications
Underlined
co-authors are student authors.
Books
*** My new
book on online sexual offending is schedule to appear in summer 2013, also
published by the American Psychological Association ***
Pedophilia book
reviews avaiilable from Amazon.com,
New
England Psychologist, Journal of Forensic Sciences, the Open
Access Journal of Forensic Psychology, and the ATSA Forum newsletter.
Selected Book Chapters
Stephens,
S., & Seto, M. C. (in press). Hebephilia.
In P. Whelehan & A. Bolin (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality.
Chicester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Seto,
M. C., Kingston, D., & Stephens, S. (in press). Sexual offending. In
B. Cutler & P. Zapf (Eds.), APA
Handbook of Forensic Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
Pullman,
L., Stephens, S., & Seto, M. C. (in
press). A motivation-facilitation model of adult male sexual offending. In C.
A. Cuevas & C. M. Rennison (Eds.), Handbook
on the Psychology of Violence. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Seto,
M. C., & Pullman, L. (in press). Are adolescent sex offenders generalist or
specialists? In G.
J. N. Bruinsma & D. L. Weisburd (Eds.), Encyclopedia
of Criminology and Criminal Justice. New York: Springer.
Eke,
A. W., & Seto, M. C. (2012). Risk assessment of online offenders for law
enforcement. In K. Ribisl & E. Quayle
(Eds.), Internet child pornography:
Understanding and preventing on-line child abuse (pp. 148-168). Devon, UK:
Willan.
Bradford,
J. M., Booth B., & Seto, M. C. (2010). Forensic assessment of sex
offenders. In R.
Zucker, K. J., & Seto, M. C. (2008). Gender
identity and sexual disorders. In M. Rutter, D. Bishop, D. Pine, S. Scott, J.
Stevenson,
Seto,
M. C. (2008). Pedophilia. In B. L. Cutler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology
and law (pp. 547-550).
Seto,
M. C., Abramowitz, C. S., & Barbaree, H. E. (2008). Paraphilias. In J.
Hunsley & E. J. Mash (Eds.), A guide to assessments that work (pp.
488-512).
Seto,
M. C. (2008). Pedophilia: Psychopathology and theory. In D. R. Laws & W.
O’Donohue (Eds.), Sexual deviance (2nd ed.) (pp. 164-182).
Seto, M. C.
(2007). Psychophysiological assessment of paraphilic sexual interests. In
Seto,
M. C. (2007). Treatment of pedophilia. In G. O. Gabbard (Ed.), Gabbard’s
treatments of psychiatric disorders (pp. 657-669) (4th ed.).
Peer-reviewed Journals (Past Seven Years)
Ray,
J. V., Kimonis, E. R., & Seto,
M. C. (in press). Personality and behavioral correlates of child pornography
use in a community sample. Sexual Abuse:
A Journal of Research and Treatment.
Kingston, D. A., Seto, M. C.,
Ahmed, A. G., Fedoroff, P., Firestone, P., & Bradford, J. M. (in press).
The role of central and peripheral hormones in sexual aggression and recidivism
in sexual offenders. Journal of the American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law.
Seto, M. C., Lalumière, M. L., Harris, G. T., & Chivers, M. L. (2012).
The sexual responses of
sexual sadists. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 121, 739-753. doi: 10.1037/a0028714
Harris, G. T., Lalumière, M. L., Seto, M. C., Rice, M. E., & Chaplin,
T. C. (2012). The sexual arousal of
rapists to rape stories: The contributions of sex, nonconsent, and injury. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
doi:10.1007/s10508-012-9940-8
Seto, M. C., Wood, J. M., Babchishin,
K. M., & Flynn, S. (2012). Online solicitation offenders are different
from child pornography offenders and lower risk contact sexual offenders. Law and Human Behavior, 36, 320-330.
doi:10.1037/h0093925
Pullman,
L., & Seto, M. C. (2012).
Assessment and treatment of adolescent sexual offenders: Implications of recent
research on generalist versus specialist explanations. Child Abuse & Neglect. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.11.003
Ahmed, A. G., Kingston, D.
A., DiGuiseppe, R., Bradford, J. M., & Seto, M. C. (2012). Developing a
clinical typology of dysfunctional anger. Journal
of Affective Disorders, 136, 139–148.
Seto, M. C. (2012). Is
pedophilia a sexual orientation? Archives
of Sexual Behavior, 41, 231-236.
Côté, G., Crocker, A. G.,
Nicholls, T. L., & Seto, M. C. (2012). Risk assessment instruments in
clinical practice. Canadian Journal of
Psychiatry, 57, 238-44.
Jansman-Hart,
E. M., Seto, M. C., Crocker, A.
G., Nicholls, T. L., & Côté, G. (2011). International trends in demand for
forensic mental health services. International
Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 10, 326–336. doi:10.1080/14999013.2011.625591
Seto, M. C., &
Fernandez, Y. M. (2011). Dynamic risk groups among adult male sexual offenders.
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and
Treatment, 23, 494-507. doi:10.1177/1079063211403162
Neutze, J., Seto,
M. C., Schaefer, G. A., Mundt, I. A., & Beier, K. M. (2011). Predictors of child pornography offenses and
child sexual abuse in a community sample of pedophiles and hebephiles. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and
Treatment, 23, 212-242. doi: 10.1177/1079063210382043
Eke, A. W., Seto, M. C.,
& Williams, J. (2011). Examining the criminal history and future offending
of child pornography offenders: An extended prospective follow-up study. Law and Human Behavior, 35, 466-478. doi:10.1007/s10979-010-9252-2
Seto, M. C., &
Fernandez, Y. M. (in press). Dynamic risk groups among adult male sexual
offenders. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment.
doi:10.1177/1079063211403162
Eke, A. W., Seto,
M. C., & Williams, J. (in press). Examining the criminal history and future
offending of child pornography offenders: An extended prospective follow-up
study. Law and Human Behavior.
Crocker, A. G.,
Côté, G., Braithwaite, E., Nicholls, T., & Seto, M. C. (2011). To
commit detain or to release? Correlates of dispositions for individuals
declared not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. Canadian
Journal of Psychiatry, 56, 293-302.
Skilling, T. A., Doiron,
J. M., & Seto, M. C. (2011). Understanding differences in self and
parent reports among adolescent sex and non-sex offenders. Psychological
Assessment, 23, 153-163.
Neutze, J., Seto,
M. C., Schaefer, G. A., Mundt, I. A., & Beier, K. M. (2011). Predictors of
child pornography offenses and child sexual abuse in a community sample of
pedophiles and hebephiles. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment,
23, 212-242. doi: 10.1177/1079063210382043
Seto, M. C.,
Hanson, R. K., & Babchishin, K. M. (2011). Contact sexual offending by men
by men with online sexual offenses. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and
Treatment, 23, 124-145. doi:10.1177/1079063210369013
Crocker, A. G.,
Nicholls, T. L., Côté, G., Latimer, E., & Seto, M. C. (2010). Individuals
found Not Criminally Responsible on account of Mental Disorder: Are we
providing equal protection and equivalent access to mental health services
across Canada? Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 29, 1-8.
Seto, M. C.,
Kjellgren, C., Priebe, G., Mossige, S., Svedin, C. G., & Långström, N. (2010). Sexual victimization and sexually coercive
behavior: A population study of Swedish and Norwegian male youth. Child Maltreatment, 15, 219-228.
doi:10.1177/1077559510367937
Seto, M. C., &
Lalumière, M. L. (2010). What is so
special about male adolescent sexual offending? A review and test of
explanations using meta-analysis. Psychological
Bulletin, 136, 526-575. doi: 10.1037/a0019700.
Seto, M. C., Reeves, L., & Jung,
S. (2010). Motives for child pornography offending: The explanations given by
the offenders. Journal of Sexual
Aggression, 16, 169-180. doi: 10.1080/13552600903572396.
Lam, A., Mitchell,
J., & Seto, M. C. (2010). Lay
perceptions of child pornography offenders. Canadian
Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 52, 173-201. doi:10.3138/cjccj.52.2.173
Chivers, M. L.,
Seto, M. C., Lalumière, M. L., Laan, E., & Grimbos, T. (2010).
Agreement of self-reported and genital measures of sexual arousal among men and
women: A meta-analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39, 5-56. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9556-9
Lin, N., Kirsh, B., Polatajko, H., & Seto, M. C.
(2009). The nature and meaning of occupational engagement for forensic clients
living in the community. Journal of
Occupational Sciences, 16, 110-119.
Jespersen, A. F., Lalumière, M. L., & Seto, M. C. (2009). Sexual
abuse history among adult sex offenders and non-sex offenders: A meta-analysis.
Child Abuse and Neglect, 33,
179-192.
Seto, M. C. (2009). Pedophilia. Annual Review of
Clinical Psychology, 5, 391-407.
Seto, M. C., Marques, J. K., Harris, G. T., Chaffin, M.,
Lalumière, M. L., Miner, M. H., Berliner, L., Rice, M. E., Lieb, R., &
Quinsey, V. L. (2008). Good
science and progress in sex offender treatment are intertwined: A response to
Marshall and Marshall (2007). Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and
Treatment, 20, 247-255.
Chivers,
M. L., Seto, M. C., & Blanchard, R. (2007). Gender and sexual orientation
differences in sexual response to the sexual activities versus the gender of
actors in sexual films. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 1108-1121.
Langton,
C. M.,
Barbaree, H. E., Seto, M. C., Peacock, E. J., Harkins, L., & Hansen, K. T.
(2007). Actuarial assessment of risk for reoffense among adult sex offenders:
Evaluating the predictive accuracy of the Static-2002 and five other
instruments. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 37-59.
Långström,
N., & Seto, M. C. (2006). Exhibitionistic and voyeuristic behavior in a
Swedish national population survey. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35, 427-435.
Useful Links
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Canadian and American
graduate programs in forensic psychology
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College of Psychologists of Ontario
International Academy of Sex Research
International
Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
Last updated January
2013