Should Hebephilia be a Mental Disorder? A Reply to Blanchard et al. (2008)

DeClue, Gregory

doi:10.1007/s10508-008-9422-1

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“…A series of Letters-to-the-Editor criticized the Blanchard et al (2009) study (DeClue, 2009;Franklin, 2009;Green, 2010;Janssen, 2009;Kramer,2011;Moser,2009;Plaud, 2009;Tromovitch, 2009;Zander, 2009). Criticisms were methodological, conceptual, and extra-scientific.…”

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confidence: 99%

Hebephilia as Mental Disorder? A Historical, Cross-Cultural, Sociological, Cross-Species, Non-Clinical Empirical, and Evolutionary Review

Rind¹,

Yuill

2012

Arch Sex Behav

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Hebephilia as Mental Disorder? A Historical, Cross-Cultural, Sociological, Cross-Species, Non-Clinical Empirical, and Evolutionary Review

Rind¹,

Yuill

2012

Arch Sex Behav

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“…It was the leap from description to proposed diagnosis that provoked vigorous protest. This proposal prompted seven rebuttals (DeClue, 2009;Franklin, 2009b;Janssen, 2009;Moser, 2009;Plaud, 2009;Tromovitch, 2009;Zander, 2009) raising a host of concerns, including methodological problems, doubts about the construct's validity, and fears about the legal and public policy implications of pathologizing such a common human condition.…”

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Hebephilia: Quintessence of diagnostic pretextuality

Franklin¹

2010

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Hebephilia is an archaic term used to describe adult sexual attraction to adolescents. Prior to the advent of contemporary sexually violent predator laws, the term was not found in any dictionary or formal diagnostic system. Overnight, it is on the fast track toward recognition as a psychiatric condition meriting inclusion in the upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This article traces the sudden emergence and popularity of hebephilia to pressure from the legal arena and, specifically, to the legal mandate of a serious mental abnormality for civil commitment of sex offenders. Hebephilia is proposed as a quintessential example of pretextuality, in which special interests promote a pseudoscientific construct that furthers an implicit, instrumental goal. Inherent problems with the construct's reliability and validity are discussed. A warning is issued about unintended consequences if hebephilia or its relative, pedohebephilia, make their way into the DSM-5, due out in 2013.

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“…The proposal to add expand pedophilia into pedohebephliia in DSM-5 has created considerable controversy (e.g., DeClue, 2009b;Franklin, 2009Franklin, , 2010Green, 2010;Moser, 2009;Plaud, 2009;Tromovitch, 2009;Zander, 2009). If arguments against including it in DSM-5 are felt to be compelling, this would be sufficient reason for rejecting this definition for use in DSM-5.…”

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Defining Paraphilia inDSM-5: Do Not Disregard Grammar

Hinderliter

2010

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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Blanchard (2009a, 2009b, 2009c) proposed a definition of paraphilia for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-5, delimiting a range of so-called normative sexuality and defining paraphilia as any intense and persistent sexual interest other than that. The author examines the wording and intended meaning of this definition, and he argues that there are many problems with it that "correct" interpretation requires ignoring what it says. Because of these problems and the possibility of civil commitment under sexually violent predator/person laws on the basis of a diagnosis of paraphilia NOS, caution and careful consideration of grammar and wording is urged in drafting a definition for paraphilia for DSM-5.

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Should Hebephilia be a Mental Disorder? A Reply to Blanchard et al. (2008)

Cited by 18 publications

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Hebephilia as Mental Disorder? A Historical, Cross-Cultural, Sociological, Cross-Species, Non-Clinical Empirical, and Evolutionary Review

Hebephilia as Mental Disorder? A Historical, Cross-Cultural, Sociological, Cross-Species, Non-Clinical Empirical, and Evolutionary Review

Hebephilia: Quintessence of diagnostic pretextuality

Defining Paraphilia inDSM-5: Do Not Disregard Grammar

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