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A Critique of the Proposed DSM-V Diagnosis of Pedophilia

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The author is an advisor to the DSM-V Workgroup on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders (Chair, Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D.).

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    William O’Donohue

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O’Donohue, W. A Critique of the Proposed DSM-V Diagnosis of Pedophilia. Arch Sex Behav 39, 587–590 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9604-5

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