Mokros A, Osterheider M, Nitschke J
Abteilung für Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Bezirksklinikum Regensburg, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 84, 93053, Regensburg, Deutschland.
Nervenarzt. 2012 Mar;83(3):355-8. doi: 10.1007/s00115-011-3322-7.
Pedophilia is a disorder of sexual preference that increases the risk for committing sexual offenses against children. Consequently, pedophilia is not only relevant in psychiatric therapy and prognostics, but also greatly influences the public attitude towards criminality. Public opinion seems to equate pedophilia with child sexual abuse and vice versa which leads to stigmatization of patients and may impede treatment. The present paper provides information on recent studies on the potential origins of the disorder and introduces new diagnostic methods. Moreover, the article presents estimates on the prevalence of pedophilic sexual interest.
恋童癖是一种性偏好障碍，会增加对儿童实施性犯罪的风险。因此，恋童癖不仅在精神治疗和预后方面具有相关性，还极大地影响公众对犯罪行为的态度。公众舆论似乎将恋童癖等同于儿童性虐待，反之亦然，这导致了对患者的污名化，并可能阻碍治疗。本文提供了关于该障碍潜在起源的最新研究信息，并介绍了新的诊断方法。此外，文章还给出了恋童性兴趣患病率的估计。
