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Pedophilia

MedGen UID:
18340
•Concept ID:
C0030764
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Pederasties; Pederasty; Pedophilias
SNOMED CT: Pedophilia (84002002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001692

Definition

A disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPedophilia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Acquired Pedophilia: international Delphi-method-based consensus guidelines.
Scarpazza C, Costa C, Battaglia U, Berryessa C, Bianchetti ML, Caggiu I, Devinsky O, Ferracuti S, Focquaert F, Forgione A, Gilbert F, Pennati A, Pietrini P, Rainero I, Sartori G, Swerdlow R, Camperio Ciani AS
Transl Psychiatry 2023 Jan 18;13(1):11. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02314-8. PMID: 36653356Free PMC Article
Pharmacologic treatment of paraphilias.
Assumpção AA, Garcia FD, Garcia HD, Bradford JM, Thibaut F
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2014 Jun;37(2):173-81. Epub 2014 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.002. PMID: 24877704
Assessment & treatment of persons with pedophilia.
Repique RJ
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 1999 Dec;37(12):19-23. doi: 10.3928/0279-3695-19991201-09. PMID: 10618773

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lay People´s Myths Regarding Pedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review.
Glina F, Carvalho J, Barroso R, Cardoso D
Sex Med Rev 2022 Oct 1;10(4):596-619. doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.06.010. PMID: 37051950
Measuring Pedophilic Sexual Interest.
Carvalho J, Bradford J, Murphy L, Briken P, Fedoroff P
J Sex Med 2020 Mar;17(3):378-392. Epub 2020 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.12.008. PMID: 31932255
Pedophilia.
Seto MC
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2009;5:391-407. doi: 10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.032408.153618. PMID: 19327034
Pedophilia.
Fagan PJ, Wise TN, Schmidt CW Jr, Berlin FS
JAMA 2002 Nov 20;288(19):2458-65. doi: 10.1001/jama.288.19.2458. PMID: 12435259
The proportions of heterosexual and homosexual pedophiles among sex offenders against children: an exploratory study.
Freund K, Watson RJ
J Sex Marital Ther 1992 Spring;18(1):34-43. doi: 10.1080/00926239208404356. PMID: 1556756

Diagnosis

Acquired Pedophilia: international Delphi-method-based consensus guidelines.
Scarpazza C, Costa C, Battaglia U, Berryessa C, Bianchetti ML, Caggiu I, Devinsky O, Ferracuti S, Focquaert F, Forgione A, Gilbert F, Pennati A, Pietrini P, Rainero I, Sartori G, Swerdlow R, Camperio Ciani AS
Transl Psychiatry 2023 Jan 18;13(1):11. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02314-8. PMID: 36653356Free PMC Article
Editorial.
Kasper S
World J Biol Psychiatry 2016;17(1):1. doi: 10.3109/15622975.2016.1131961. PMID: 26820607
Pedophilia.
Seto MC
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2009;5:391-407. doi: 10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.032408.153618. PMID: 19327034
Pedophilia.
Fagan PJ, Wise TN, Schmidt CW Jr, Berlin FS
JAMA 2002 Nov 20;288(19):2458-65. doi: 10.1001/jama.288.19.2458. PMID: 12435259
The proportions of heterosexual and homosexual pedophiles among sex offenders against children: an exploratory study.
Freund K, Watson RJ
J Sex Marital Ther 1992 Spring;18(1):34-43. doi: 10.1080/00926239208404356. PMID: 1556756

Therapy

Androgen deprivation therapy (castration therapy) and pedophilia: What's new.
Silvani M, Mondaini N, Zucchi A
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2015 Sep 30;87(3):222-6. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2015.3.222. PMID: 26428645
Pharmacologic treatment of paraphilias.
Assumpção AA, Garcia FD, Garcia HD, Bradford JM, Thibaut F
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2014 Jun;37(2):173-81. Epub 2014 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.002. PMID: 24877704
Pharmacology of sexually compulsive behavior.
Codispoti VL
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2008 Dec;31(4):671-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2008.06.002. PMID: 18996306
Pharmacotherapy of sexual offenders.
Richer M, Crismon ML
Ann Pharmacother 1993 Mar;27(3):316-20. doi: 10.1177/106002809302700314. PMID: 8453171
Therapeutic sex drive reduction.
Freund K
Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl 1980;287:5-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1980.tb10433.x. PMID: 7006321

Prognosis

Understanding Pedophilia: A Theoretical Framework on the Development of Sexual Penchants.
Swaminath S, Simons RM, Hatwan ML
J Child Sex Abus 2023 Jul-Dec;32(6):732-748. Epub 2023 Jul 18 doi: 10.1080/10538712.2023.2236602. PMID: 37463124
Validity in Phallometric Testing for Sexual Interests in Children: A Meta-Analytic Review.
McPhail IV, Hermann CA, Fernane S, Fernandez YM, Nunes KL, Cantor JM
Assessment 2019 Apr;26(3):535-551. Epub 2017 Apr 28 doi: 10.1177/1073191117706139. PMID: 28454493
Diagnostic Issues in the Paraphilias.
Marshall WL, Kingston DA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2018 Jul 21;20(8):54. doi: 10.1007/s11920-018-0919-6. PMID: 30032364
Assessing suspected child molesters.
Becker JV, Quinsey VL
Child Abuse Negl 1993 Jan-Feb;17(1):169-74. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(93)90016-x. PMID: 8435781
The proportions of heterosexual and homosexual pedophiles among sex offenders against children: an exploratory study.
Freund K, Watson RJ
J Sex Marital Ther 1992 Spring;18(1):34-43. doi: 10.1080/00926239208404356. PMID: 1556756

Clinical prediction guides

Understanding Pedophilia: A Theoretical Framework on the Development of Sexual Penchants.
Swaminath S, Simons RM, Hatwan ML
J Child Sex Abus 2023 Jul-Dec;32(6):732-748. Epub 2023 Jul 18 doi: 10.1080/10538712.2023.2236602. PMID: 37463124
Media Coverage of Pedophilia and Its Impact on Help-Seeking Persons with Pedophilia in Germany-A Focus Group Study.
Stelzmann D, Jahnke S, Kuhle LF
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jul 30;19(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159356. PMID: 35954714Free PMC Article
Dimensions over categories: a meta-analysis of taxometric research.
Haslam N, McGrath MJ, Viechtbauer W, Kuppens P
Psychol Med 2020 Jul;50(9):1418-1432. Epub 2020 Jun 4 doi: 10.1017/S003329172000183X. PMID: 32493520
Diagnostic Issues in the Paraphilias.
Marshall WL, Kingston DA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2018 Jul 21;20(8):54. doi: 10.1007/s11920-018-0919-6. PMID: 30032364
Assessment of the paraphilias.
Seto MC, Kingston DA, Bourget D
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2014 Jun;37(2):149-61. Epub 2014 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.03.001. PMID: 24877702

Recent systematic reviews

International guidelines for the prevention of sexual violence: A systematic review and perspective of WHO, UN Women, UNESCO, and UNICEF's publications.
Miele C, Maquigneau A, Joyal CC, Bertsch I, Gangi O, Gonthier H, Rawlinson C, Vigourt-Oudart S, Symphorien E, Heasman A, Letourneau E, Moncany AH, Lacambre M
Child Abuse Negl 2023 Dec;146:106497. Epub 2023 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106497. PMID: 37832246
Lay People´s Myths Regarding Pedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review.
Glina F, Carvalho J, Barroso R, Cardoso D
Sex Med Rev 2022 Oct 1;10(4):596-619. doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.06.010. PMID: 37051950
Lay People´s Myths Regarding Pedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review.
Glina F, Carvalho J, Barroso R, Cardoso D
Sex Med Rev 2022 Oct;10(4):596-619. Epub 2022 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.06.010. PMID: 36030179
Profiling acquired pedophilic behavior: Retrospective analysis of 66 Italian forensic cases of pedophilia.
Camperio Ciani AS, Scarpazza C, Covelli V, Battaglia U
Int J Law Psychiatry 2019 Nov-Dec;67:101508. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101508. PMID: 31785728
Pharmacotherapy of paraphilias with long-acting agonists of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone: a systematic review.
Briken P, Hill A, Berner W
J Clin Psychiatry 2003 Aug;64(8):890-7. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v64n0806. PMID: 12927003

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