American Psychiatric Association Changes ‘Pedophile’ Definition
On November - 1 - 2013
Not All Pedophiles Have Mental Disorder: American Psychiatric Association
In a move toward de-stigmatizing pedophilia, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in its updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), distinguishes between pedophiles who desire sex with children, and those who act on those desires. The former group — those who want to have sex with children, but whose desires are not distressing or harmful to themselves or others — is no longer classified as having a psychiatric condition in the updated DSM. READ MORE HERE
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The media report that the APA was planning on changing pedophilia to a “sexual orientation” was incorrect. Please refer to link below:
Pedophilia ‘Sexual Orientation’ Error Sparks Right-Wing Freakout
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