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Pedophilia

Pedophilia (alternatively spelled paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children.: vii Although girls typically begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11, and boys at age 11 or 12, psychiatric diagnostic criteria for pedophilia extend the…

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Risk factors
Childhood abuse by adults, substance abuse, personality disorders, family history
Specialty
Psychiatry, clinical psychology, forensic psychology
Symptoms
Primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children
Treatment
Cognitive behavioral therapy, chemical castration

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Pedophilia

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related to Civil and legal commitment · 16
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related to Debate regarding criteria · 15
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related to history · 14
Pedophilia → Age, Fourteen, German, Greece, He, In Psychopathia Sexualis, Individuals Under, Krafft-Ebing, Krafft-Ebing's, Psychopathia Sexualis, Richard, The, Viennese, Violation
related to Etymology and definitions · 12
Pedophilia → Ancient Greece, By, English, German, Greek, In, It, Krafft-Ebing, Krafft-Ebing's, Psychopathia Sexualis, Richard, The
related to Child pornography · 10
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related to Definitions · 10
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related to General · 10
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related to Comorbidity and personality traits · 9
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related to Development · 9
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related to Pedophilia and child molestation · 9
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PedophiliaRisk factorsChildhood abuse by adults, substance abuse, personality disorders, family history1.00infobox
PedophiliaSpecialtyPsychiatry, clinical psychology, forensic psychology1.00infobox
PedophiliaSymptomsPrimary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children1.00infobox
PedophiliaTreatmentCognitive behavioral therapy, chemical castration1.00infobox
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ICD-11instance ofIn recent versions of formal diagnostic coding systems0.80text
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the 5th Edition of Stedman's in 1918instance ofappearing in many popular medical dictionaries0.80text
Pedophiliahas causeAlthough0.60section
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Pedophiliahas causeIQs0.60section

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