[ahayes]

The study, published in the Journal of Psychiatry Research, challenges the commonly held belief that pedophilia is brought on by childhood trauma or abuse. This finding is the strongest evidence yet that pedophilia is instead the result of a problem in brain development.

It's probably both. Environmental effects can change brain structure, so they need to be able to rule that out.

Pedophiles have lower IQs, are three times more likely to be left-handed, and even tend to be physically shorter than non-pedophiles.

Caveat: The subset of pedophiles that get caught have these tendencies.

Journalists do get carried away.

[trisham]

Caveat: The subset of pedophiles that get caught have these tendencies.

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Exactly.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Rats, you beat me to it. A total of 127 men participated in the study; approximately equal numbers of pedophiles and non-sexual offenders.

They tested 127 people. 1/2 of them were pedophiles. So that means they tested 63 pedophiles. On the basis of this very small test group they can't reach any of their conclusions. Perhaps it is only ugly, left handed, short pedophiles that got caught in the first place... Or they were the most bored in jail and were the only ones who volunteered for this study.

[fetal heart beats by 21st day]

Dr. Joseph Nicolosi and NARTH have researched this for years. Fact is, there are specific things that usually occur to trigger such disorders, and they usually take place before the age of 12, during the sexual latency period.

The APA is determined to find other answers, though.