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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
Real-time functional magnetic imaging-brain-computer interface and virtual reality promising tools for the treatment of pedophilia.
Renaud P, Joyal C, Stoleru S, Goyette M, Weiskopf N, Birbaumer N
Prog Brain Res 2011;192:263-72. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53355-5.00014-2. PMID: 21763528

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fantasy Sexual Material Use by People with Attractions to Children.
Lievesley R, Harper CA, Woodward E, Tenbergen G
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2023 Sep;25(9):395-404. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s11920-023-01435-7. PMID: 37523114Free PMC Article
Indirect and Neuropsychological Indicators of Pedophilia.
Rosburg T, Pflueger MO, Mokros A, Boillat C, Deuring G, Spielmann T, Graf M
Sex Abuse 2021 Aug;33(5):579-605. Epub 2020 Jun 16 doi: 10.1177/1079063220931822. PMID: 32543329
Brain alterations in paedophilia: a critical review.
Mohnke S, Müller S, Amelung T, Krüger TH, Ponseti J, Schiffer B, Walter M, Beier KM, Walter H
Prog Neurobiol 2014 Nov;122:1-23. Epub 2014 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2014.07.005. PMID: 25116710
Neuroimaging in pedophilia.
Wiebking C, Northoff G
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2013 Apr;15(4):351. doi: 10.1007/s11920-013-0351-x. PMID: 23435970
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

Validating the Screening Scale of Pedophilic Crime Scene Behavior.
Lehmann RJB, Brouillette-Alarie S, Pedneault A, Knight RA
Arch Sex Behav 2022 Nov;51(8):4085-4096. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s10508-022-02354-z. PMID: 35896938Free PMC Article
The Pedophilia and Orientation Debate and Its Implications for Forensic Psychiatry.
Fedoroff JP
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 2020 Jun;48(2):146-150. doi: 10.29158/JAAPL.200011-20. PMID: 32513758
Brain alterations in paedophilia: a critical review.
Mohnke S, Müller S, Amelung T, Krüger TH, Ponseti J, Schiffer B, Walter M, Beier KM, Walter H
Prog Neurobiol 2014 Nov;122:1-23. Epub 2014 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2014.07.005. PMID: 25116710
Neuroimaging in pedophilia.
Wiebking C, Northoff G
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2013 Apr;15(4):351. doi: 10.1007/s11920-013-0351-x. PMID: 23435970
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

Web-Based Initiatives to Prevent Sexual Offense Perpetration: A Systematic Review.
Hillert J, Haubrock LS, Dekker A, Briken P
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2024 Apr;26(4):121-133. Epub 2024 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s11920-024-01489-1. PMID: 38509408Free PMC Article
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
Androgen deprivation treatment of sexual behavior.
Houts FW, Taller I, Tucker DE, Berlin FS
Adv Psychosom Med 2011;31:149-163. Epub 2011 Oct 10 doi: 10.1159/000330196. PMID: 22005210
Paedophilia and hyperprolactinaemia.
Harrison P, Strangeway P, McCann J, Catalan J
Br J Psychiatry 1989 Dec;155:847-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.155.6.847. PMID: 2620213

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
Assessing Paraphilic Interests Among Women Who Sexually Offend.
Bouchard KN, Moulden HM, Lalumière ML
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2019 Nov 18;21(12):121. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-1112-2. PMID: 31741145
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
Doubt in the psychoanalysis of a paedophile.
Campbell D
Int J Psychoanal 2014 Jun;95(3):441-63. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.1111/1745-8315.12196. PMID: 24925193
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

Web-Based Initiatives to Prevent Sexual Offense Perpetration: A Systematic Review.
Hillert J, Haubrock LS, Dekker A, Briken P
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2024 Apr;26(4):121-133. Epub 2024 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s11920-024-01489-1. PMID: 38509408Free PMC Article
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
Assessing Paraphilic Interests Among Women Who Sexually Offend.
Bouchard KN, Moulden HM, Lalumière ML
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2019 Nov 18;21(12):121. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-1112-2. PMID: 31741145
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
Two clusters of child molesters based on impulsiveness.
Baltieri DA, Boer DP
Braz J Psychiatry 2015 Apr-Jun;37(2):139-45. Epub 2015 May 1 doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2014-1568. PMID: 25946400

Recent systematic reviews

The Treatment Needs and Experiences of Pedohebephiles: A Systematic Review.
Chronos A, Jahnke S, Blagden N
Arch Sex Behav 2024 Oct;53(9):3329-3346. Epub 2024 Jul 15 doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02943-0. PMID: 39009743Free PMC Article
Web-Based Initiatives to Prevent Sexual Offense Perpetration: A Systematic Review.
Hillert J, Haubrock LS, Dekker A, Briken P
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2024 Apr;26(4):121-133. Epub 2024 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s11920-024-01489-1. PMID: 38509408Free PMC Article
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

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