Phallometric diagnosis of pedophilia.

K Freund, R Blanchard - Journal of Consulting and Clinical …, 1989 - psycnet.apa.org
We investigated the sensitivity and specificity of our phallometric test for pedophilia (and
hebephilia). An initial sample of subjects included 47 men accused of sexual offenses …

Assessment of the sensitivity and specificity of a phallometric test: An update of phallometric diagnosis of pedophilia.

K Freund, RJ Watson - … Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and …, 1991 - psycnet.apa.org
The specificity and sensitivity of the phallometric test of an erotic preference for minors (V.
Quinsey et al; see record 1975-21378-001) was assessed. The specificity was determined to …

Sensitivity and specificity of the phallometric test for pedophilia in nonadmitting sex offenders.

R Blanchard, P Klassen, R Dickey… - Psychological …, 2001 - psycnet.apa.org
The specificity of phallometric testing for pedophilia has been calculated using sex offenders
against adult women. Does the offender's actual number of prior sexual contacts with …

Diagnosing heterosexual pedophilia by means of a test for sexual interest

K Freund - Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1965 - Elsevier
A modification of the penis plethysmograph test of sexual interest is described. The efficacy
of this method in the differential diagnosis of heterosexual pedophilia in male adults is …

Does sexual abuse in childhood cause pedophilia: An exploratory study

K Freund, R Watson, R Dickey - Archives of sexual behavior, 1990 - Springer
The reliability of the notion that pedophilia is caused by sexual abuse in childhood was
explored by examining retrospective self-reports of 344 males. Included in the study were 77 …

Phallometric comparison of pedophilic interest in nonadmitting sexual offenders against stepdaughters, biological daughters, other biologically related girls, and …

R Blanchard, ME Kuban, T Blak, JM Cantor… - Sexual …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
This study compared the mean levels of sexual response to children produced by four
groups of men with sexual offences against prepubescent girls and two comparison groups …

The discriminative validity of a phallometric test for pedophilic interests among adolescent sex offenders against children.

MC Seto, ML Lalumière, R Blanchard - Psychological Assessment, 2000 - psycnet.apa.org
The authors examined the responses of adolescent sex offenders against children on a
phallometric test of pedophilic interests. Participants were 40 adolescent sex offenders …

Retrospective self-reports of childhood accidents causing unconsciousness in phallometrically diagnosed pedophiles

R Blanchard, BK Christensen, SM Strong… - Archives of Sexual …, 2002 - Springer
The present study investigated whether head injuries in childhood might increase the risk of
pedophilia in males. The subjects were 1206 patients referred to a clinical sexology service …

Detecting anomalous sexual interests in juvenile sex offenders

MC Seto, WD Murphy, J Page… - Annals of the New York …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Phallometric studies suggest that some adolescent sex offenders exhibit anomalous sexual
interests. However, there have been ethical and practical objections to the phallometric …

Pedophilia, Hebephilia, and the DSM-V

R Blanchard, AD Lykins, D Wherrett, ME Kuban… - Archives of sexual …, 2009 - Springer
The term pedophilia denotes the erotic preference for prepubescent children. The term
hebephilia has been proposed to denote the erotic preference for pubescent children …