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 > rohcg.on.ca email >> telephone to reach me
Telephone: (613) 345-1461 ext 2605; Fax: (613) 345-7276
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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 and Sexual
Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 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.
Frequent collaborators include Ray Blanchard, James Cantor, Meredith
Chivers, Angela Eke, Grant Harris,
and Martin Lalumière.
Recent Publications
Book
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
Eke, A.
W., & Seto, M. C. (in press). Risk assessment of online offenders for law
enforcement. In K. Ribisl & E. Quayle
(Eds.), Internet child porography: Understanding and preventing on-line
child abuse. 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)
Seto, M. C., Wood, J. M.,
Babchishin, K. M., & Flynn, S. (in press). Online solicitation offenders
are different from child pornography offenders and lower risk contact sexual
offenders. Law and Human Behavior.
Jansman, E. M., Seto, M. C.,
Crocker, A. G., Nicholls, T. L., & Côté, G. (in press). International
trends in demand for forensic mental health services. International Journal of
Forensic Mental Health.
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.
Seto, M.
C. (2005). Is more better? Combining
actuarial risk scales to predict recidivism among adult sex offenders. Psychological
Assessment, 17, 156-167.
Useful Links
American Psychology - Law Society
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
Canadian and American
graduate programs in forensic psychology
Canadian
Psychological Association
College of Psychologists of Ontario
International Academy of Sex Research
International Association of
Forensic Mental Health Services
Last updated August 2011