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minus-squarenitroemdash@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoPer ICD-11, pedophilia can’t be diagnosed if attraction is not acted upon or is distressing the patient. Also it doesn’t count cases where attraction is not primary.
minus-squareLurkingLuddite@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoColloquially accurate, though. Weird to use such a restricted definition of a word that has MUCH more common understanding…
minus-squarePlasmaSnake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI’m more interested in whether the DSM includes fictional children in the diagnosis, or if the children must be real
Per ICD-11, pedophilia can’t be diagnosed if attraction is not acted upon or is distressing the patient. Also it doesn’t count cases where attraction is not primary.
Colloquially accurate, though. Weird to use such a restricted definition of a word that has MUCH more common understanding…
I’m more interested in whether the DSM includes fictional children in the diagnosis, or if the children must be real