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The Mind of the Paedophile discusses one of the most controversial and misunderstood subjects in the psychoanalytic arena today - paedophilia. A variety of treatments and therapies, including brain surgery, electric shock treatment and incarceration, have not succeeded in treating this condition.In this volume, a range of eminent and expert professionals go further: into the mind of the paedophile, using dream interpretation, free association, fantasies and memories, in a bid to comprehend the exact nature; the how, when and why, of paedophilia.Contributors:Wilfred Abse; William F. Greer; Daniel P. Juda; Brett Kahr; Loretta R. Loeb; Charles W. Socarides; and Vamik D. Volkan.

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This book constitutes the first major textbook on the pedophilias and we trust is a spur to others to analyze pedophile perverts as well as to tenderly care for the wounds of the child victims who are described within its pages.

'This book constitutes the first major textbook on the pedophilias and we trust is a spur to others to analyze pedophile perverts as well as to tenderly care for the wounds of the child victims who are described within its pages.' -- From the Preface

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Loretta R Loeb

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