@article{ref1,
title="Mental disorders and DSM-IV paedophilia in 185 subjects convicted of sexual child abuse",
journal="Nordic journal of psychiatry",
year="2005",
author="Carlstedt, Anita and Innala, Sune and Brimse, Agneta and Söderström Anckarsäter, Henrik",
volume="59",
number="6",
pages="534-537",
abstract="The objective of this study was to explore how sexual child abusers who meet the DSM-IV criteria for paedophilia differ from those who do not. We studied DSM-IV disorders and paedophilic interests in all cases of sexual child abuse referred to forensic psychiatric investigation in Sweden between 1993 and 1997 (n=185). Frequency and severity of other mental disorders did not differ between subjects with and without DSM-IV paedophilia. However, men with paedophilia had more previous paedophilia convictions, same-sex and younger victims and less often intoxicated status when committing the act. The concept of paedophilia as a mental disorder is not supported by the DSM-IV diagnosis, which primarily describes the acting out of attraction.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-9488",
doi="10.1080/08039480500360724",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039480500360724"
}