pedophilia: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Open Textbooks and Course Materials at Baylor University - Understanding Psychological Disorders - Pedophilic Disorder. Aug 29, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Neural correlates of moral judgment in pedophilia (PDF). Aug 02, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Recent Advances in the Neuropsychology of Pedophilia. Dec 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Translational Psychiatry - Acquired Pedophilia: international Delphi-method-based consensus guidelines. Sep 10, 2024
Add new Web site: DigitalScholarship at UNLV - The Challenge of Studying Pedophilia. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research - Pedophilia: It?s Psychological and Sociological Impacts. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Pedophilia. Apr 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Pedophilia. Oct 21, 2022
Article revised and updated. Nov 06, 2019
Add new Web site: Frontiers - The Neurobiology and Psychology of Pedophilia: Recent Advances and Challenges. Jul 26, 2018
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Edition - Pedophilic Disorder. Dec 18, 2017
Article revised. Nov 14, 2017
Clarified information on the diagnostic criteria of pedophilia, on behavioral characteristics of pedophiles, and on the relationship between pedophilia and sex offense. Jan 28, 2015
Clarified information on the diagnostic criteria of pedophilia, on behavioral characteristics of pedophiles, and on the relationship between pedophilia and sex offense. Jan 28, 2015
Add new Web site: WebMD - Signs of a Sexual Predator. Apr 23, 2014
Updated to include information on the classification, criteria for clinical diagnosis, causes, and treatment of pedophilia. Apr 08, 2009
Clarified to distinguish sex offenders from pedophiles. Apr 08, 2009
Added new Web site: PsychNet - Pedophilia. Apr 07, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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