Artículo de revista
Pedophilia, substance-use disorder, and intellectual disability : A case report
Date
2019-03Registration in:
10.1097/ADT.0000000000000149
1531-5754
1535-1122
Author
Cassiani-Miranda, Carlos Arturo
Quintero Gómez, Tito C.
Burbano, Adriana L.
Arraut Camargo, Eduard
Institutions
Abstract
Objective:
To present a case of pedophilic disorder associated to intellectual disability and substance-use disorder (SUD).
Background: Pedophilic disorders often appear in comorbidity with other mental disorders.
Case description: A21-year-oldman ishospitalized inanaddictivebehavior unit,with a history of SUD, an exclusive sexual preference for boys aged 12 or under, associated to interpersonal problems with borderline Intelligence Quotient score, and failure in global functioning.
Discussion: The article analyses the criteria related to pedophilic disorder, the difficulties in its diagnosis, the clinical implications of the comorbidity with intellectual disability and SUD.
Conclusions: It is important to differentiate between pedophilic disorder, SUD, and intellectual disability. An active search for deviant sexual behavior is recommended in patients with dual diagnosis.