Pedophilic disorder

Definition

Pedophilic disorder is characterised by a sustained, focused, and intense pattern of sexual arousal—as manifested by persistent sexual thoughts, fantasies, urges, or behaviours—involving pre-pubertal children. In addition, in order for Pedophilic Disorder to be diagnosed, the individual must have acted on these thoughts, fantasies or urges or be markedly distressed by them. This diagnosis does not apply to sexual behaviours among pre- or post-pubertal children with peers who are close in age.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Paraphilic disorders

• 6D30Exhibitionistic disorder
• 6D31Voyeuristic disorder
• 6D33Coercive sexual sadism disorder
• 6D34Frotteuristic disorder
• 6D35Other paraphilic disorder involving non-consenting individuals
• 6D36Paraphilic disorder involving solitary behaviour or consenting individuals
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified