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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders in adolescents who have sexually molested other children. Twenty-two adolescent males (aged 13 to 17 years) who sexually molested a child at least once were evaluated with structured clinical interviews for DSM-III-R axis I disorders. All subjects met lifetime DSM-III-R criteria for pedophilia (with the exception of the age requirement), 21 (95%) for two or more paraphilias, 18 (82%) for a mood disorder (12 [55%] for a bipolar disorder), 12 (55%) for an anxiety disorder, 11 (50%) for a substance use disorder, and 12 (55%) for an impulse-control disorder. Also, 12 (71%) of 17 subjects were diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 16 (94%) with conduct disorder. We conclude that some adolescent child molesters may have pedophilia or other paraphilias. Other axis I disorders with impulsive features, especially conduct, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, bipolar, and substance use disorders, may also be found in these adolescents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0010-440X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
85-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The psychiatric diagnoses of twenty-two adolescents who have sexually molested other children.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Biological Psychiatry Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267-0559, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article