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Mental disorders and DSM-IV paedophilia in 185 subjects convicted of sexual child abuse.
- Source :
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry; Dec2005, Vol. 59 Issue 6, p534-537, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The objective of this study was to explore how sexual child abusers who meet the DSM-IV criteria for paedophilia differ from those who do not. We studied DSM-IV disorders and paedophilic interests in all cases of sexual child abuse referred to forensic psychiatric investigation in Sweden between 1993 and 1997 ( n =185). Frequency and severity of other mental disorders did not differ between subjects with and without DSM-IV paedophilia. However, men with paedophilia had more previous paedophilia convictions, same-sex and younger victims and less often intoxicated status when committing the act. The concept of paedophilia as a mental disorder is not supported by the DSM-IV diagnosis, which primarily describes the acting out of attraction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILD sexual abuse
PEDOPHILIA
DOMESTIC violence
ABUSED children
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08039488
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18970201
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08039480500360724