In the realm of sexual offenses, there has been a decrease in hands‐on offenses, but an
increase in online offenses against children. The current issue is whether online and offline …

Would you feel prepared if a client in your clinical practice shared that he was sexually
attracted to children? Mental health professionals come in contact with these individuals …

There is an emerging consensus among researchers that having pedophilic interests is not
synonymous with child sexual abuse or other amoral behavior. Nevertheless …

The primary aim of this exploratory research was to gain information from minor-attracted
persons (MAPs) about their (a) formal and informal experiences with help-seeking for minor …

Cognitive and affective antecedents of the desire to avoid or punish non-offending
pedophilic individuals are not well understood. In this article, we examined the effects of non …

Challenging widespread assumptions that persons who are preferentially attracted to minors—
often referred to as" pedophiles"—are necessarily also predators and sex offenders, this …

Elevated suicidal risk has been documented in adults who are sexually attracted to minors
but the topic has not been adequately investigated, particularly outside the context of the …

De nombreuses personnes ayant un intérêt sexuel envers les enfants expriment le désir
d'obtenir des services de santé mentale, mais elles font partie d'une clientèle mal desservie …

Sexual abuse prevention efforts should ideally include counseling for people who have
attractions to children before they offend. Due to a variety of factors, many therapists do not …

Preventing child sexual abuse (CSA) requires comprehensive multi-agency criminal justice
and public health approaches. Yet, marginal attention has been given to secondary …