@article{7f3892dc-7ad8-4202-a53e-c0db7faa1ecc, author = {Monika Dąbkowska}, title = {Pedophilia – the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties}, journal = {Disability}, volume = {2017}, number = {Issue 28 (2017)}, year = {2017}, issn = {2080-9476}, pages = {108-118},keywords = {pedophilia; sex offenders; DSM-V}, abstract = {This article is an attempt to present the available definitions of pedophilia, mainly from a clinical perspective, showing the differences between current classifications of mental diseases and disorders in the understanding of that phenomenon. Currently binding – from 2013 – the fifth version of the classification of mental disorders from the American Psychiatric Association DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), has made some changes - mainly concerning the name - of the discussed disorder. Therefore, the diagnostic difficulties and resulting therapeutic indications for people with pedophilia are discussed.}, doi = {10.4467/25439561.NP.17.058.8133}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/niepelnosprawnosc/article/pedofilia-trudnosci-diagnostyczne-i-terapeutyczne} }