Acquired pedophilia: international delphi-method-based consensus guidelines

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    Pedophilia is a disorder of public concern because of its association with child sexual offense and recidivism. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorder (DSM5) clearly distinguishes between pedophilia and pedophilic behavior, defining pedophilia as a sexual attraction toward children, while stating that pedophilic behavior can be diagnosed only when pedophilic urges cause distress in the individual with pedophilia or result in sexual offenses toward children. Acquired pedophilia is different from developmental (or idiopathic) pedophilia, which, in contrast, is a psychiatric condition included within the section of paraphilias within . . .

     

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