![]() Phallometry is not exactly a robust indicator of sexual interest in general, although a phallometric response to images of children is an effective diagnostic. More than one-third of child sexual abuse offenders were phallometrically (measure of bloodflow to penis) identified as pedophiles compared to almost two-thirds of those convicted of the possession of child pornography. ![]() From their perspective, they are just trying to make the best of bad situation they were born into, and should face no more hatred than anyone else who keeps their desires in check. Some if not most pedophiles refrain from child abuse for the blatantly obvious ethical reasons, and thus might be offended by the implication that the only thing that has stopped them from molesting children is that they haven't had the opportunity. There is very little data about the proportion of pedophiles who commit sex offenses, and obviously, not everyone with pedophilic disorder acts on their desire. Pedophiles have to be at least 16 to be diagnosed with the disorder, but in the case of adolescent (16-17 year old) pedophiles the child has to be at least 5 years younger for the attraction to be termed pedophilia. ![]() The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders calls it "pedophilic disorder" when it meets certain criteria, including that "The person has acted on these urges, or the sexual urges or fantasies cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty".
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