The Neuroanatomical Bases of Pedophilia and the Importance of Distinguishing Genuine vs. Acquired Types: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Sexual Offending, 2023 Neurological cases of child sexual abuse (acquired pedophilia) are sometimes used as evidence for the neuroanatomical bases of pedophilia. However, these cases seem to represent a more general syndrome of impulsivity or hypersexuality than a true ...
Christian C. Joyal
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Recent Advances in the Neuropsychology of Pedophilia [PDF]
Sexual Offending, 2023 A considerable amount of research has investigated the relationship between potential neuropsychological dysfunction, pedophilia, and sexual offending against children. Until recently, these studies focused primarily on the relationship between executive
Shelby D. Leverett, Gilian Tenbergen
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Yaşam Becerileri Psikoloji Dergisi, 2018 Pedophilia, derived from Greek words philia of pedeiktos meaning erotic love of children (Seto, 2002) includes using children as a sexual excitement object to reach gratification.
Esra Nihan Bridge, Nesrin Duman
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Mapping current research on biomarkers associated with the diagnosis of pedophilia: a scoping review [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundPedophilia remains a challenging area of study due to its sensitive nature and the ethical considerations surrounding research involving individuals with deviant sexual interests.ObjectiveThe aim of this review was to systematically explore and
Maria Karanikola +3 more
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Voices in Bioethics, 2016 There is no cure, so the focus is on protecting children.”[i] Harvard Medical Health Letter, July 2010 Pedophilia, or the sexual attraction to children who have yet to reach puberty, continues to perplex clinicians and researchers in the 21st ...
Michael Reaves
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Prevalence of pedophilia in a forensic psychiatric population in Switzerland: a comparative study of contact vs non-contact and pedophilic vs non-pedophilic offenders [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionSexual offenses against minors represent a major public health and judicial concern. Pedophilia, defined as a persistent sexual preference for prepubescent children, is frequently assessed in forensic psychiatry, particularly in the context ...
Clara Anselmetti +5 more
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Neuroanatomical and Neurocognitive Differences Between the Executive Functions in Child Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: Studies on executive functions in child sex offenders relate their findings to the presence of pedophilia, but they are not able to distinguish between paraphilia and abuse.
Yaiza Ara-García +3 more
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Acquired Pedophilia: international Delphi-method-based consensus guidelines [PDF]
Translational Psychiatry, 2023 Idiopathic and acquired pedophilia are two different disorders with two different etiologies. However, the differential diagnosis is still very difficult, as the behavioral indicators used to discriminate the two forms of pedophilia are underexplored ...
Cristina Scarpazza +16 more
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Etikk i Praksis: Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics, 2015 Pedophilia is bad. But how bad is it? And in what ways, and for what reasons, is it bad? This is a thorny issue, and sadly, one seldom discussed by ethicists. In this paper it is argued that pedophilia is bad only because, and only to the extent that, it
Ole Martin Moen
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Overlap in Erotic Age Preferences: Support for the Chronophilia Theory in a Community Self-Report Sample of Males [PDF]
Sexual OffendingSeto (2017) proposes sexual orientation not only varies as a function of gender, but also as a function of age. Few studies have examined the conceptualization of sexual age orientation.
Valerie Arenzon +3 more
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