Pa02Sep17b Cure the young peds!
A Cleveland TV News website has an article at
http://www.wkyc.com/news/national/020612pedophiliafacts.asp
Excerpt:
The sexual interest in much younger children may begin to appear at 11, 12, or 13, so experts say the sixth grade is an appropriate time to talk to children about such sexual feelings. They say parents should raise the issue that some people may have sexual thoughts about children younger than they are. They stress that it's important to teach them the dangers of such thoughts in a calm and constructive manner while reassuring them that there are people who can help children who have such thoughts. Spotting warning signs in children and adolescents can be tricky, but parents can look for a youngster who seems to be interested in sexual activity, uses sexually explicit language, or seems to be approaching other children in a sexual manner.
The article links to the "Stop Child Molestation Group," founded by Gene Abel, MD.
http://www.stopchildmolestation.org
The site includes the description of a major study conducted by Abel and his wife. It says:
Pedophilia starts early. How early depends on whether the pedophile molests boys or girls. Molesters with pedophilia who sexually abuse boys start the earliest. Twenty percent reported that they had their first victim before they were 10 years old, another 43 percent began to molest between the ages of 10 and 15, and a total of 54 percent said they had molested a child before they were 20 years old. These results strongly suggest that early intervention in the lives of molesters developing pedophilia is a powerful preventive measure that will drastically reduce the numbers of child victims.
The website will "help" pedophile children and their parents by
advising them how to find a good therapist. Parents should make sure the
therapist uses plethysmographs ("peter-meters") or polygraphs
("lie detectors"), can prescribe sex-drive reducing drugs, and uses
covert sensitization, aversion or satiation to directly reduce sexual interest
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According to the site, The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded Abel funding for six long-term studies to investigate sexual violence against women and children and to design new ways to stop it. He has received several awards for his significant achievements in sex research, including the Masters and Johnson Award presented by the Society for Sex Therapy and Research. He is a member of the International Academy of Sex Research. A past President of the National Society for Behavioral Medicine, Dr. Abel is a Fellow of the American Psychiatry Association and a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. A full professor, he has served on the faculty of several medical schools including Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Emory University Medical School, and Morehouse Medical School.