https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia
Pedophilia (alternatively spelled paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a sexual attraction to ...
https://www.msdmanuals.com/home/mental-health-disorders/paraphilias-and-paraphilic-disorders/pedophilic-disorder
Doctors diagnose pedophilia when people feel greatly distressed or become less able to function well because of their attraction to children or when they have ...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19327034/
by MC Seto · 2009 · Cited by 447 — Pedophilia is defined as a sexual interest in prepubescent children. It is empirically linked with sexual offending against children: Child p
https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/wlulr/vol72/iss1/4/
by M Kaplan · 2015 · Cited by 36 — Legal scholarship lacks a thorough and reasoned analysis of pedophilia. Its failure to carefully consider how the law should conceptualize se
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359178921001166
by TA Gannon · 2021 · Cited by 34 — Research shows that individuals engage in sexually abusive behavior with children for myriad reasons; many of which exclude pedophilia (e.g.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/pedophilia
Pedophilia is a mental disorder where an individual seeks sexual gratification from children. Spelled Paedophilia in British English.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/mental-health-disorders/paraphilias-and-paraphilic-disorders/pedophilic-disorder
Doctors diagnose pedophilia when people feel greatly distressed or become less able to function well because of their attraction to children or when they have ...
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/pedophilia-mirror-our-culture
by J Garcia · Cited by 5 — The five categories of sexual offenses against children range from exhibitionism and voyeurism to forcible rape. Historically, pedophilia has occurred
https://sotrap.psychopen.eu/index.php/sotrap/article/view/10515/10515.html
by SD Leverett · 2023 · Cited by 3 — A considerable amount of research has investigated the relationship between potential neuropsychological dysfunction, pedophilia, and sexua
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-14091-001
by MC Seto · 2008 · Cited by 12 — Pedophilia is not synonymous with sexual offending against children, though these concepts are often used interchangeably in public, political
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10538712.2023.2236602
by S Swaminath · 2023 · Cited by 7 — Pedophilia, pedophilic disorder, and surrogate offending (sexual offenses against a minor perpetrated by individuals who report no sexual
https://www.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/foc.7.4.foc522
by RCW Hall · 2009 · Cited by 502 — In this article, we address research that defines the various types and categories of pedophilia, review available federal data on child mol
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1627198/full
by MNK Karanikola · Cited by 1 — Physiological biomarkers revealed altered physical traits, attentional control, and sexual arousal patterns in pedophilia, with neural responses
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/pedophilia-there-duty-report/2013-10
by FM Saleh · 2013 · Cited by 3 — Mr. Green's presentation strongly suggests a diagnosis of pedophilia, and denying illegal behaviors is not atypical patient behavior, at least
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy. Treatment Summary: Treatment for pedophilia usually focuses on decreasing inappropriate sexual urges and ...
https://inhope.org/EN/articles/what-is-paedophilia
Paedophilia (pedophilia) is a sexual disorder in which a person experiences sexual feelings towards pre-pubescent children.
https://jaapl.org/content/42/4/404
Dec 1, 2014 — ... Pedophilia and Pedophilic Disorder. Although from a psychiatric perspective the term Pedophilia is intended to define a recognized clinical ...
https://www.britannica.com/topic/pedophilia
Nov 21, 2025 — Pedophilia, in conventional usage, a psychosexual disorder characterized by sexual interest in prepubescent children or attempts to engage ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359178922000945
by EE Schippers · 2023 · Cited by 14 — Most pedophilic samples consist of people who have sexually offended against children (PSOC). · PSOC with pedophilia showed no sexual pr
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4478390/
by G Tenbergen · 2015 · Cited by 273 — Pedophilic Disorder, regardless of whether or not child sexual offenses have occurred (Kramer, 2011). A relationship has been identified