Pedophilia: We focus on some

We focus on some of the recent theories on the etiology of pedophilia such as the concept of a general neurodevelopmental disorder and/or alterations of structure and function in frontal, temporal, and limbic brain areas. In Canada, a British schoolmaster meets official resistance when he learns that his 9-year-old daughter has been the victim of the pedophile patriarch of the town's most powerful family. Few things are as likely to generate revulsion in society as pedophilia . But in order to protect children, we need a better scientific understanding of what causes this disorder. Pedophilia (paedophilia[1] in British English) is a paraphilia and a psychiatric disorder when a person 16 years of age or older is primarily or exclusively sexually attracted to children who have not begun puberty (usually under 10 years old, depending also on sexes). [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Richard von Krafft-Ebing introduced the term in 1886 when spoke about Paedophilia erotica. In recent versions of diagnostic coding systems such as the DSM-5 and ICD-11, " pedophilia " is different from ...