Is pedophilia an actual disorder? If it's not, then what it is?

[Chie]

The DSM-5-TR’s updated definition is in line with that. I think I posted a thread talking about it.

DSM-5-TR Definition for 'Pedophilic Disorder - Changes and Commentary

Hey all. I was able to acquire a digital copy of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). Changes are made to these books to be representative of the empirical consensus and serve as a base for practitioners, experts, researchers, for recognizing, understanding, and ultimately diagnosing mental disorders and other conditions. This is a standard and expected facet of the sciences, and psychological and psychiatric fields are no differen…

Basically, if your attractions are associated with stress, anxiety, and/or there exists some proclivity to perpetrate a sexual offense against a minor or consume actual CSAM, then it becomes ‘pedophilic disorder’ since the latter involves the use of a real child.