Mental disorders and DSM-IV paedophilia in 185 subjects convicted of sexual child abuse.

• 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.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)

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Adolescent

Adult

Aged

Child

Child Abuse

Sexual

statistics & numerical data

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Female

Humans

Male

Mental Disorders

epidemiology

Middle Aged

Pedophilia

epidemiology

Prisoners

statistics & numerical data

sexual child abuse

paedophilia

comorbidity

forensic psychiatry

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