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pedophilia

SEX OFFENSE: Hebephilia

The source surveys hebephilia, a contested term used in discussions of sexual interest in pubescent adolescents. It contrasts proposed definitions of pedophilia, hebephilia, and ephebophilia, reviews debate over diagnostic classification, and summarizes studies assessing sexual-interest indicators and overlap between hebephilia and pedophilia among people who offended.

SEX OFFENSE: Pedophilia and the DSM-5

The DSM-5 discussion considers how pedophilia and pedophilic disorder are defined and distinguished from child molestation. Berlin argues that psychiatric terminology can blur clinical and criminal concepts, and discusses diagnostic wording, sexual interest, and the separate clinical and legal implications of behavior.