Journal article
The Utility of the Diagnosis of Pedophilia: A Comparison of Various Classification Procedures
Abstract
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. Pedophilia was defined in one of four ways: (1) DSM diagnosis made by a psychiatrist; (2) deviant phallometric profile; (3) DSM diagnosis and a deviant phallometric profile; and, (4) high scores based on the Screening Scale for Pedophilic Interest (Seto & Lalumière, 2001). …
Authors
Kingston DA; Firestone P; Moulden HM; Bradford JM
Journal
Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 423–436
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2007
DOI
10.1007/s10508-006-9091-x
ISSN
0004-0002