Are there any medince to treat a patient with pedophilia?!


Question: There really is not much research evidence showing any medication to help with pedophilia. One thing that many psychiatrists will use is an SSRI at high doses. This has been shown to improve obsessive-compulsive disorder, and because people with pedophilia relate to it, much like someone with OCD, it is hoped that this can improve "the obsessive" part of pedophilia. Furthermore, SSRI have been known to decrease sexual interests, and so it's thought that it may help in that way too. The other medicine psychiatrists will use are hormones. It's hoped that with certain hormones, your sexuality will be controlled. Many psychiatrists will prescribe both. It's unclear if they help improve pedophilia, because there's just not much evidence out there.


Answers: There really is not much research evidence showing any medication to help with pedophilia. One thing that many psychiatrists will use is an SSRI at high doses. This has been shown to improve obsessive-compulsive disorder, and because people with pedophilia relate to it, much like someone with OCD, it is hoped that this can improve "the obsessive" part of pedophilia. Furthermore, SSRI have been known to decrease sexual interests, and so it's thought that it may help in that way too. The other medicine psychiatrists will use are hormones. It's hoped that with certain hormones, your sexuality will be controlled. Many psychiatrists will prescribe both. It's unclear if they help improve pedophilia, because there's just not much evidence out there.





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