ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 7

Pedophile Types and Treatment Perspectives
Coleman, E
Program coordinators of the Sex Offender Program, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center,

Bluestone, H
Associate director and director, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, NY

Melella, J
Chief, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center,

Cullen, K
Program coordinators of the Sex Offender Program, Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center,

Travin, S
Associate director and director, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, NY

(Received 18 May 1985; accepted 18 June 1985)

Abstract

Pedophiles constitute a heterogeneous group of sex offenders. Direct physiological assessment of sexual arousal has significantly increased our diagnostic skill and capability of monitoring treatment response. Erectile response studies have indicated that the majority of pedophiles and incest offenders show arousal to other paraphilias and frequently to appropriate adult sexual stimuli. Many sexual offenders deny or minimize their problem during initial interviews, but when confronted with laboratory results indicating deviant sexual arousal, they often acknowledge and elaborate on the paraphilia(s). Complete data and diagnoses are crucial in integrating treatment in the cognitive-behavioral paradigm.

Keywords:
psychiatry, criminal sex offenses, deviant sexual behavior, paraphilia, penile transducer, penile erectile response, cognitive-behavioral treatment

Paper ID: JFS12294J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12294J
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