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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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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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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The Neurobiology and Psychology of Pedophilia: Recent Advances and Challenges
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015 A pedophilic disorder is recognized for its impairment to the individual and for the harm it may cause others. Pedophilia is often considered a side issue and research into the nature of pedophilia is delayed in comparison to research into other ...
Helge Frieling +2 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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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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Cognitive profiles of paedophilic behaviour: a meta-analytic and systematic review of developmental vs acquired forms [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundDevelopmental and acquired paedophilic behaviour are considered two distinct phenomena, yet no study has systematically compared the cognitive profiles of individuals committing these forms of child sexual offenses (CSO).
Cristiano Costa +6 more
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The Vulnerability Typology: Developing a Biopsychosocial-Sexual Understanding of Men With Sexual Interests in Children [PDF]
Sexual OffendingThe goal of the current study was to better understand biopsychosocial factors related to men with sexual interests in children (MSICs) who have no criminal history of sexual offending to clarify heterogeneity and potential targets for preventative ...
Hannah Stewart, Mary Ann Campbell
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Stigmatisation of People with Deviant Sexual Interest: A Comparative Study
Sexes, 2022 Background: Pedophilia is a deviant sexual interest subject to more public stigma and punitive attitudes than others. Pedophilia has received a disproportionate amount of scholarly attention in comparison to other deviant sexual interests.
Kirra Combridge, Michele Lastella
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