Background
Langevin was born in Montreal and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in psychology from University of Toronto in 1970.
Langevin was born in Montreal and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in psychology from University of Toronto in 1970.
He is the founding editor of Annals of Sex Research, now titled Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. He wrote materials for the Canadian Council for Research in Education before taking a position at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, where he worked with Kurt Freund. Langevin argued against the effectiveness of reparative therapy in 1985.
He served as an expert witness in a sexual abuse trial in 1989.
In 1989 also, Langevin published findings suggesting a correlation between sex offenders and traumatic brain injury, though he suggested caution in the use of the findings, as half his subjects were alcohol abusers. He has also published materials through Juniper Press.
Paitich Doctorate.
Langevin is a charter member of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO).
