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Article: Mental health's cold shoulder treatment of pedophilia: experts urge professionals to overcome the disorder's stigma to help reduce future victimization.
- Article from:
- Behavioral Health Management
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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Emotions run high when discussing pedophilia. The behavior is so disturbing that it's often attributed to a moral flaw that must be punished. Although the victim's perspective cannot be dismissed when examining this psychiatric disorder, is there no hope for helping people who struggle with--and even act on--their desires?
Noted pedophilia expert Fred S. Berlin, MD, PhD, PA, of Johns Hopkins' Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, believes that many people with pedophilia can indeed be successfully treated. Yet he says the mental health community's interest in this area has been limited because of the intense stigma attached to pedophilia. ...