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According to DSM-III-R (American Psychiatric Association, 1987) the criteria for a diagnosis of pedophilia is the presence of urges and fantasies to be sexually involved with a prepubescent child or children, whether or not these urges are acted upon. These urges or acts must be present for at least 6 months, and the patient must be at least 16 years old, with the child or children in question at least 5 years younger.
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Eccles, A., Marshall, W.L. (1994). Pedophilia. In: Last, C.G., Hersen, M. (eds) Adult Behavior Therapy Casebook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2409-0_17
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