Pharmacological Treatment for Pedophilic Disorder and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: A Review.

ABSTRACT: Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of paraphilic disorders have historically been based on data from forensic settings and on risk levels for sexual crime. However, emerging treatment options are being evaluated for individuals experiencing distress because of their sexual urges and preferences, targeting both paraphilic disorders such as pedophilic disorder (PeD) and the new diagnosis of compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) included in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11). As in other mental disorders, this may enable individualized pharmacological treatment plans, taking into account components of sexuality (e.g. high libido, compulsivity, anxiety-driven/sex as coping), medical and psychiatric comorbidity, adverse effects and patient prefer

SUBMITTER: Landgren V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064854 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature