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 Ph.D.: McGill University, Clinical Psychology 1974
M.A.: Carleton University, Psychology 1971
Hon. B.A.: Carleton University, Psychology 1969
 Professional,
Training and Clinical Activities
Contract psychologist to the Provincial and Federal Correctional Services of
Canada - assessment and ongoing treatment programs for men on parole
for violent and sexual offenses.
Private
practice specializing in forensic psychology.
Ontario Review Board -
Psychologist Member (The Ontario Review Board annually reviews the status of
every person who has been found to be not criminally responsible, or unfit to
stand trial for criminal offences on account of a mental disorder).
Workshops
for police forces (e.g. Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
Expert evidence in a wide variety of legal cases related to violent and
and/or sexual offenses. These have included long term offender,
dangerous offender and homicide hearings.
Research
Interests
The major research interest of our group has been the study of
individuals who have been convicted of violent and sexual offenses. We
have studied diagnostic and treatment issues, as well as factors related to
recidivism in a wide array of violent offenders including homicidal sex
offenders, rapists, incest offenders, child molesters and exhibitionists.
Text
Books
Abnormal
Psychology: Perspectives (4th Ed. 2010) Dozois, D. & Firestone, P.,
& Pearson Education Canada
Abnormal
Psychology: Perspectives (3rd Ed. 2006) Firestone, P., & Dozois, D.
Pearson Education Canada
Abnormal Psychology:
Perspectives, (2nd Ed. 2003)
Firestone, P., & Marshall, W. Pearson Education Canada.
Abnormal Psychology:
Perspectives (1999). Marshall, W. & Firestone, P. Pearson Education
Canada.
Recent
Publications of Interest With Links to Full Text:
On line papers may not be
exactly as published. Please refer to published journal if quoting.
Kingston,
D.A., Seto, M.C., Ahmed, A.G., Federoff,
P., Firstone, P., & Bradford, J.M. (2012)
The Role of Central and Peripheral Hormones in Sexual and Violent Recidivism
in Sex Offenders. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law,
40:476-485.
Kingston,
D. A., Yates, P.M., Firestone, P. (2012) The Self-Regulation Model of
Sexual Offending: Relationship to Risk and Need. Law and Human Behavior, 36,
3, 215-224.
Moulden, H.M., & Firestone, P.
(2010) Therapist Awareness and Responsibility in Working With Sexual
Offenders, 22, 374-386.
Moulden,
H.M., Firestone, P., Kingston, D.A., & Wexler, A.F. (2010) A
Description of Sexual Offending Committed by Canadian Teachers. Journal of
Child Sexual Abuse, 19,4, 403-418.
Kingston, D.A., Seto,
M.C., Firestone, P., & Bradford, J.M. (2010) Comparing Indicators of
Sexual Sadism as Predictors of Recidivism Among Adult Male Sexual Offenders.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 4, 574-578.
Moulden,
H.M., Firestone, P., Kingston, D.A., & Bradford, J.M. Recidivism in
Pedophiles: An Investigation Using Different Diagnostic Methods. (2010)
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 20, 680-701.
Firestone,
P., Moulden, H., Wexler, A. (2009)Clerics who Commit
Sexual Offenses: Offender, Offense, and Victim Characteristics. Journal of
Child Sexual Abuse, Vol. 18, 4, 442-454.
Kingston, D.A.,
Firestone, P. (2009) Problematic Hypersexuality: A Review of
Conceptualization and Diagnosis. Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity,
15,4, 284-310.
Kingston, D.A.,
Yates, P.Y., Firestone, P., Babchishin, K., &
Bradford, J.M., (2008) Long-term Predictive Validity of the Risk Matrix:
2000: A Comparison with the Static-99 and the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal
Guide. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 20, 466-484.
Kingston,
D.A., Firestone, P., Wexler, A., and Bradford, J.M. (2008)
Factors Associated with Recidivism among Intra-familial Child Molesters.
Journal of Sexual Aggression, 14,1, 13-18.
Kingston, D., Federoff, P., Firestone, P., Curry, S., & Bradford,
J.M. (2008) Pornography Use and Sexual Aggression: The Impact of
Frequency and Type of Pornography On Recidivism In Sexual Offenders.
Aggressive Behavior, 34, 1-11.
Bradford,
J.M., Federoff, P., & Firestone, P. Sexual
Violence: A Review. (pgs 441-460) In Ed. Simon,
R.I. & Tardiff, K. Textbook of Violence
Assessment and Management. American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. Washington,
D.C. 2008.
Bradford,
J.M., Firestone, P., Ahmed, A.G. The Paraphilias and Psychopathy (pgs.
275-290) . In A.Felthous and G.
Henning (Eds.) The International Handbook of Psychopathic
Disorders and the Law. Chapter 16. West Sussex, England.
John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2007
Serran,
G.S., Firestone,P., Marshall, W.L.and
Moulden, H. (2007) Changes in Coping Following Treatment in Child
Molesters. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 9, 1199-1210.
Kingston, A.D.,
Firestone, P., Moulden, H.M., & Bradford, J.M. (2007) The
Utility of the Diagnosis of Pedophilia: A Comparison of Various Pedophilic
Classifications. Archives of Sexual Behaviour, 36;423-436.
Nunes, K.L., Hanson, K.R., Firestone, P., Moulden,
H., Greenberg, D. , & Bradford, J.M. (2007) Denial Predicts Recidivism
for Some Sexual Offenders. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Reseearch
and Treatment., 19, 2, 91-106.
Moulden,
H., M., Firestone, P., and Wexler, A.F. (2007)Child Care Providers Who
Commit Sexual Offenses: A Description of Offender, Offence and Victim
Characteristics. International Journal of Offender Therapy &
Comparative Criminology. 51,, 384-406.
Nunes, K. L., Firestone, P.,
Wexler, A. F., Jensen, T. L., & Bradford, J. M. (2007). Incarceration
and recidivism among sexual offenders. Law and Human Behavior. 31, 305-318.
Nunes, K.L., Firestone,
P., and Baldwin, M.W. (2007)Indirect Assessment of Cognitions of Child
Molesters with the Implicit Association Test. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
34, 454-475.
Moulden,
H.M., and Firestone, P. (2007) Vicarious Traumatization: The Impact On
Therapists Who Work With Sexual Offenders. Trauma, Violence and Abuse.
8,1, 67-83.
Firestone, P.,Kingston, A.D., Wexler, A., and Bradford, J.M. Long
Term Follow-up of Exhibitionists: Psychological, Phallometric, and Offence Characteristics.(2006)
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 34, 349-359
Firestone, P., Dixon, K.L.,
Nunes, K.L., and Bradford, J.M. (2005)A Comparison of Incest
Offenders Based on Victim Age. Journal of the American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law, Vol 33, 2, 223-232.
Firestone, P., Nunes,
K.L., Moulden, H., Broom, I., and Bradford, J.M. (2005)
Hostility and Recidivism in Sexual Offenders.Archives
of Sexual Behavior, Vol.34, No.3, 277-283.
Greenberg, D.M., Firestone,
P., and Nunes, K.L. and Bradford, J.M.
Biological Fathers and Stepfathers Who Molest Their Daughters: Psychological,
Phallometric and Criminal Features. (2005) Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment,
Vol. 17, 1, 39-46.
Serran, G., and Firestone, P. Intimate Partner
Homicide: A Review of the Male Proprietariness and
the Self-Defense Theories. (2004) Journal of Aggression and Violent
Behaviour, 9, 1-15.
Rabinowitz
Greenberg, S.R., Firestone, P., Bradford, J.M., and Greenberg, D.M.
Prediction of Recidivism in
Exhibitionists: Psychological, Phallometric, and Offence Factors. (2002) Sexual Abuse: A Journal
of Research and Treatment, Vol. 14, 4, 329-347.
Nunes, K. Firestone, P. Bradford, J.M., Greenberg,
D.M., Broom, I. A Comparison of the Static-99 and the Sex Offender
Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG). (2002), Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 14,
3, 249-265.
Greenberg, D.M., Bradford, J.M., Firestone, P. & Curry, S. Relationships of Child
Molesters. A Study of victim Relationship with the Perpetrator. (2000),
Child Abuse and Neglect, 24, 11, 1485-1494.
Firestone, P., Bradford,J.M.,
Greenberg, D.M. & Nunes, K.L.
Differentiation of Homicicdal Child
Molesters, Nonhomicidal Child Molesters, and Nonoffenders by Phallometry. (2000) Am J Psychiatry 157:
1847-1850.
Firestone, P., Bradford,J.M., Greenberg, D.M. S., & Serran,
G.A. The Relationship of Deviant
Sexual Arousal and Psychopathy in Incest Offenders, Extrafamilial Child Molesters and Rapists. (2000) Journal of the American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law, 28,303-308.
Firestone, P., Bradford, J., McCoy, M.,
Greenberg, D.M.,
Larose, M.R., Curry, S. Prediction of Recidivism in Court Referred Child
Molesters. (2000) Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 12,
3, 203-222.
Greenberg, D.M., Firestone,
P. Bradford,J.M., Broom, I.(2000) Infantophiles. In Schlesinger,
L.B., Serial Offenders: Current Thought, Recent Findings, Unusual
Syndromes. Pgs. 229-246. CRC Press, LLC, N.Y
Firestone, P., Bradford, J.M., Greenberg, D.M.,
McCoy, M., Larose, M.R., Curry, S. Prediction of Recidivism in Incest
Offenders. (1999) Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 14, No. 5,
511-531.
Firestone, P., Bradford, J.M., Greenberg, D.M.,
Larose, M.R.
Homicidal Sex Offenders: Psychological, Phallometric and Diagnostic Features.
(1998) J. American Academy Psychiatry and Law, Vol 26, No.4, 537-552
Firestone, P., Bradford, J.M., Greenberg, D.M.,
Larose, M.R., Curry, S., Homicidal and Non-Homicidal Child Molesters: Psychological,
Phallometric and Criminal Features. (1998) Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 10, 4, 305
B323.
Firestone, P., Bradford, J.M., McCoy, M., Greenberg, D.M.,
Larose, M.R., Curry, S. Recidivism Factors in Convicted Rapists. (1998) J. American Academy Psychiatry and
Law, 26, 2, 185-200.
Manion, I.,
Firestone, P., Cloutier, P., Ligezinska, M.,
McIntyre, J., & Ensom, R. Extrafamilial
Child Sexual Abuse: Predicting Parent and Child Functioning. (1998) Child
Abuse and Neglect, Vol. 22, 12, 1285-1304.
Manion, I.G.,
McIntyre, J., Firestone, P., Ligeinska, M., Ensom, R., & Wells, G. Secondary
traumatization in parents following the disclosure of extrafamilial child
sexual abuse: Initial effects. (1996). Journal of Child Abuse &
Neglect, 20, (11), 1095-1109.
Ligezinska, M. & Firestone, P., Manion, I.,
McIntyre, J., Ensom, R., & Wells, G.
(1996). Children's emotional and behavioral
functioning following the disclosure of extrafamilial sexual abuse. Journal
of Child Abuse & Neglect, 20, (2) 111-125
Publications ADHD
Firestone,
P., Monteiro Musten, L., Pisterman,S.,
Mercer, J., Bennett, S., Short-term side effects of stimulant medication are
increased with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A double-blind
placebo-controlled study (1998) Journal of Child and Adolescent
Psychopharmacology, 8,(1), 13-25.
Monteiro-Musten,
Firstone, P., Pisterman,
S., Bennet, S. and
Mercer, J. The effects of stimulant medication on pre-school ADHD
children: Behavioural and cognitive factors. (1997) J.of
Am. Acad. Ch. & Adol. Psychiat.,
36,(10),1407-1415.
Claude,
D., and Firestone, P. (1995). The development of
hyperactive boys: A 12-year follow-up. Canadian Journal of Behavioural
Sciences. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 27, 2,
226-249.
Pisterman, S., Firestone, P., McGrath, P., Goodman, J.T.,
Webster, I., Mallory, R., & Goffin, B.
(1992). The Role of Parent Training in the Treatment of Preschoolers with Attention Deficit Disorder with
Hyperactivity. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 62
(3), 397‑408.
Pisterman, S., Firestone, P. McGrath,
Goodman, J.T., Webster, I., Mallory, R. (1992). The Effects of Parent Training on
Parenting Stress and Sense of Competence. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 24(1), 41‑58.
Bisnaire, L., Firestone, P., Rynard,
D. (1990). Factors Associated with Academic Achievement in
Children Following Parental Separation. American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry, 60(1), 67-76.
. Pisterman, S., McGrath, P., Firestone, P., Goodman, J.T.,
Webster, I., Mallory, R. (1989). Outcome of Parent-Mediated
Treatment of Preschoolers with Attention Deficit
Disorder with Hyperactivity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 57, 628‑635
Pressman,
E., Roche, D., Davey, J., & Firestone, P. (1986).
Patterns of auditory perception skills in children with learning disabilities:
A computer‑assisted approach. Journal of Learning Disabilities,
19 (8), 485‑488.
Alberts‑Corush, J., Firestone, P. & Goodman, J.T.
(1986). Attention and impulsivity characteristics of the biological and
adoptive parents of hyperactive and normal control children. American
Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 56 (3), 413‑423.
Firestone,
P., Crowe, D., Goodman, J.T. & McGrath, P. (1986).
Vicissitudes of follow‑up studies: Differential effects of parent
training and stimulant medication with hyperactives.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 56 (2), 184‑194.
Butter HJ. Lapierre Y. Firestone
P. Blank A.
(1984) Efficacy of ACTH 4-9 analog,
methylphenidate, and placebo on attention deficit disorder with hyperkinesis.
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry.
8(4-6):661-4, 1984
Butter,
H.J., Lapierre, Y‑D., Firestone, P., & Blank, A.
(1983). A comparative study of the efficacy of ACTH 4‑9:
Analog methylphenidate and placebo on attention deficit disorder with
hyperkinesis. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 3
(4).
Firestone, P., & Peters,
S. (1983).
Minor physical anomalies and behavior in
children: A Review. Journal of Autism and Development
Disorders, 13, 411‑425.
Firestone, P. & Prabhu, A. (1983). Minor physical anomalies and obstretical complications. Their relationship to
hyperactive, psychoneurotic and normal children and their families. Journal
of Abnormal Child Psychology, 11 (2), 207‑216.
Firestone, P. (1982). Factors associated
with children's adherence to stimulant medication. American Journal
of Orthopsychiatry, 52 (3), 447‑457.
Firestone, P., & Witt, J.E. (1982).
Characteristics of families completing and prematurely discontinuing a behavioral parent‑training program. Journal
of Pediatric Psychology, 7 (2),
209‑222.
Busby, K., Firestone, P., & Pivik, T. (1981). Sleep patterns in hyperkinetic
and normal children. Sleep, 4 (4), 366‑383.
Firestone, P., Kelly, J.J.,
Goodman, J.T., & Davey, J. (1981). Differential effects of parent
training and stimulant medication with hyperactives:
A progress report. The Journal of the American Academy of Child
Psychiatry, 20, 135‑147.
Firestone, P., Kelly, M., & Fike, S. (1980). Are fathers necessary in
parent‑training groups? Journal of Clinical Child Psychology,
9 (1), 44‑47.
Firestone, P., & Backman,
J.
(1979). A review of pharmacological and behavioral
approaches to the treatment of hyperactive children. American
Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 49, 500‑504.
Firestone, P., & Martin, J.E. (1979). An analysis
of the hyperactive syndrome. A comparison of hyperactive, behavior problem, asthmatic and normal children. Journal
of Abnormal Child Psychology, 7 (3), 216‑273.
Firestone, P., Davey, J., Goodman,
J.T., & Peters, S. (1978). The effects of caffeine and methylphenidate on
hyperactive children. Journal of the American Academy of Child
Psychiatry, 7, 445‑446. Also in Pediatric
Digest, 1979.
Firestone, P., Goodman, J.T., & Watters,
B.
(1978). Systematic desensitization and its components in childhood
disorders: A review. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology,
7, 142‑148.
Firestone, P., Peters, S., Riviers, M., & Knights, B. (1978). Physical anomalies
in hyperactives, retardates and normals,
their parents and siblings. Journal of Child Psychology ad Psychiatry, 19, 155‑161.
Firestone, P., Poitras‑Wright,
H., & Douglas, V.I. (1978). The effects of caffeine on hyperactive
children. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 11 (3), 20‑28.
Also in Modern Medicine, 1979.
Firestone, P. (1977). The effects of verbal and
material rewards and punishers on the performance of impulsive and reflective
children. The Child Study Journal, 7, 17‑18.
Firestone, P. (1976). The effects and side
effects of time‑out on an aggressive nursery school child. Journal
of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry,
21, 23‑26.
Firestone, P., Lewy, F., &
Douglas, V.I.
(1976). Hyperactivity and physical anomalies. Psychiatry
Digest, September, 25‑26.
Firestone, P., Lewy, F., &
Douglas, V.I.
(1976). Hyperactive children and physical anomalies. Canadian
Journal of Psychiatry, 2, 23‑26.
Firestone,
P. (1975). Recent trends in autism theory. Ontario Child
Care Work Association Journal, July.
Firestone, P., & Douglas, V.I. (1975). The effects of
reward and punishment on reaction times and autonomic activity in hyperactive
and normal children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 3,
201‑216.
Publications
Behavioural Medicine
Firestone, P., McGrath, P., & Feldman, W.
(1984). Advances in Behavioral Medicine
for Children and Adolescents. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.,
Publishers.
McGrath, P., & Firestone, P.
(Eds.) (1983). Pediatric and
Adolescent Behavioral Medicine: Issues in Treatment. New York: Springer Publishing
Company.
MCGrath, P.J., Humphreys, P., Keene, D.,
Goodman, J.T., Lascelles, M.A., Cunnigham, J.,
Firestone, P.
(1992). The Efficacy and Efficiency of a Self
Administered Treatment for Adolescent Migrain.
Pain, (2), 1-4.
Leikin, L., Firestone, P., McGrath, P.
& Bernard, P. Self-report measurement of children's post-surgical
symptoms. Psychosomatic Medicine, 1990, 51, 254-255.
Guibert, M.B., Firestone, P., McGrath,
P., Goodman, J.T., Cunningham, J.S. (1990). Compliance Factors in the Behavioral Treatment of Headache in Children and
Adolescents. Canadian Journal of Behavioral
Science, 22(1), 37‑44.
McGrath, P.J., Humphreys, P.,
Goodman, J.T., Keene, D., Firestone, P., Jacob, P. & Cunningham, S.J. (1988).
Relaxation prophylaxis of childhood migraine: A randomized placebo‑controlled
trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 30,
626‑631.
Leikin, L., Firestone, P., McGrath, P.J. (1988). Physical
symptom reporting in Type A & B children. Journal of Consulting
and Clinical Psychology, 56, 721‑726.
Leikin, L., Firestone, P., McGrath,
P.J. (1988). Children's physical symptom reporting and parental
Type A behaviors. (Abstract). Canadian
Psychology, 29, 401.
Cunningham, S.J., McGrath, P.J.,
Ferguson, H.B., Humphreys, P., D'Astous, J.D., Latter, J., Goodman, J.T., &
Firestone, P. (1987). Personality and behavioural characteristics
in pediatric migraine. Headache, 27,
16‑20.
Richter, I.L., McGrath, P.J.,
Humphreys, P.J., Goodman, J.T., Firestone, P., & Keene, D. (1986). Cognitive and
relaxation treatment of pediatric migraine. Pain,
25, 195‑203.
Fradkin, B., & Firestone, P. (1986). Premenstrual
Tension, Expectancy, and Mother‑Child Relations. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 9 (3), 245‑259.
McGrath, P., Goodman, J.T.,
Firestone, P., Shipman, R., & Peters, S. (1983). Recurrent abdominal
pain: A psychogenic disorder? Archives of Disease of Childhood,
58 (11), 888‑890.
Rose, M., Firestone, P., Heick, H.M.C., & Faught,
A.K.
(1983). The effects of anxiety management training on the control of
juvenile diabetes mellitus. Journal of Behavioral
Medicine, 6 (4).
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