Someone diagnosed as a pedophile identifies a sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Only a licensed professional can diagnose someone with pedophilia; no family member, friend, or individuals online can label someone as a pedophile . Pedophilia is a paraphilia. In recent versions of formal diagnostic coding systems such as the DSM-5 and ICD-11, " pedophilia " is distinguished from "pedophilic disorder", which is considered the corresponding paraphilic disorder. बाल यौन शोषण के 1993 की एक समीक्षा में शेरोन अराजी और डेविड फिंकेलहोर ने कहा कि वर्तमान में इस क्षेत्र से संबंधित शोध के अविकसित होने के कारण, "पारिभाषिक समस्याओं" के कारण शोधकर्ताओं के बीच ... We focus on some of the recent theories on the etiology of pedophilia such as the concept of a general neurodevelopmental disorder and/or alterations of structure and function in frontal, temporal, and limbic brain areas.
