Pediatr. praxi. 2013;14(2):78-80

Sexual disordes in childhood

MUDr.Jana Spilková

Soukromé sexuologické centrum GONA, spol. s. r. o., Praha

During childhood and adolescence one‘s sexuality is undergoing changes that are symptomatic for particular developmental stages.

Sexual development is a highly complex process in the course of which the basic components of human sexual behaviour are being

developed. There is a variety of determining factors that causes inappropriate sexual behaviour, a certain role is to be assigned to comorbidity:

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder-ADHD, pervasive developmental disorders, mental retardation, behaviour disorders,

anxious disorders, but also a possible development towards paraphilias. During the examination we often detect psycho-sexual immaturity.

Childcare in this case requires a complex attitude, long-term monitoring, psychotherapy can be applied as well as motivational

and family therapy combined with pharmacotherapy.

Keywords: developmental changes, psycho-sexual immaturity, sexually inappropriate behaviour, paraphilias

Published: May 1, 2013  Show citation