Mental disorders and DSM-IV paedophilia in 185 subjects convicted of sexual child abuse
(2005) In Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 59(6). p.534-537- 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.
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- author
- Carlstedt, A ; Innala, S ; Brimse, A and Anckarsäter, Henrik LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2005
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- sexual child abuse, paedophilia, comorbidity, forensic psychiatry
- in
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- volume
- 59
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 534 - 537
- publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- external identifiers
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- wos:000233905200016
- pmid:16316910
- scopus:29144534905
- ISSN
- 1502-4725
- DOI
- 10.1080/08039480500360724
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- f1cc03d4-11e5-4328-9c88-68524dab150e (old id 894313)
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