[Pedophilia: etiology, diagnostics and therapy].

摘要: Child sexual abuse is one of the most destructive events for healthy child development. Following psychiatric classification systems, pedophilia must be distinguished from abuse. Approximately only half all abusers fulfill diagnostic criteria which defined as a persistent or dominating preference prepubescent children characterized by thoughts, fantasies, urges, arousal behavior. This article describes and potential differential diagnoses well epidemiological etiological findings. From an point view multifactorial mechanisms are currently considered to responsible especially genetic factors, learning theoretical neurobiological factors. Psychotherapeutic pharmaceutical treatment options will discussed. According current state knowledge cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy method choice in has demonstrated positive effects meta-analyses regarding relapse prevention. Medicinal indicated severe forms pedophilia. Important aspects risk management forensic assessment presented.