Pedophilia

==== Behavioral interventions ====
Behavioral treatments target sexual arousal to children, using satiation and aversion techniques to suppress sexual arousal to children and [[covert sensitization]] (or [[masturbation|masturbatory]] reconditioning) to increase sexual arousal to adults.{{r|seto|p=175}} Behavioral treatments appear to have an effect on sexual arousal patterns during phallometric testing, but it is not known whether the effect represents changes in sexual interests or changes in the ability to control genital arousal during testing, nor whether the effect persists in the long term.<ref>Barbaree, H. E., Bogaert, A. F., & Seto, M. C. (1995). Sexual reorientation therapy for pedophiles: Practices and controversies. In L. Diamant & R. D. McAnulty (Eds.), ''The psychology of sexual orientation, behavior, and identity: A handbook'' (pp. 357–383). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.</ref><ref>Barbaree, H. C., & Seto, M. C. (1997). Pedophilia: Assessment and treatment. In D. R. Laws & W. T. O'Donohue (eds.), ''Sexual deviance: Theory, assessment and treatment'' (pp. 175–193). New York: Guildford Press.</ref> For sex offenders with mental disabilities, [[applied behavior analysis]] has been used.<ref>{{cite book | author1 = Maguth Nezu C. | author2 = Fiore A. A. | author3 = Nezu A. M | year = 2006 | title = Problem Solving Treatment for Intellectually Disabled Sex Offenders | journal = International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy | volume = 2 | pages = 266–275 | doi=10.1002/9780470713488.ch6 | isbn = 9780470713488 }}</ref>