Objectives: The primary aim of these guidelines is to evaluate the role of pharmacological
agents in the treatment and management of patients with paraphilic disorders, with a focus …

Valid assessment of pedohebephilic interests (ie, sexual interest in children) is fundamental
to forensic clinical practice. Phallometric testing—which measures changes in penile …

Circles of Support & Accountability (COSA) started 15 years ago in Ontario, Canada, as an
alternate means of social support to high-risk sexual offenders released at the end of their …

Through extensive consideration of current research, theory and practice, Treating Sexual
Offenders provides a guide to the assessment, treatment, and evaluation of a number of …

Abstract A Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)–based diagnosis of
pedophilia has so far failed to predict sexual reoffense in convicted child molesters, probably …

This paper critically appraises the criteria for DSM diagnoses of the paraphilias relevant to
sexual offenders. It is concluded that these criteria leave a lot to be desired and that a more …

Objective: In this longitudinal study, the predictive validity of a psychiatric diagnosis of sexual
sadism was compared with three behavioral indicators of sadism: index sexual offense …

This study examined the utility of the diagnosis of pedophilia in a sample of extra-familial
child molesters assessed at a university teaching hospital between 1982 and 1992 …

This review summarizes and critically examines the changes in how the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) characterizes paraphilias. Attention is paid to …

Introduction Although pedophilia is defined by a recurrent sexual interest in prepubescent
children, little attention has been paid to the stability or fluidity of this sexual interest over …