Pedophilia: Is a paraphilia

Pedophilia is a paraphilia. In recent versions of formal diagnostic coding systems such as the DSM-5 and ICD-11, " pedophilia " is distinguished from "pedophilic disorder", which is considered the corresponding paraphilic disorder. 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. 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. Pedophilia or paedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children, generally age 11 years or younger.