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'''Gerontophilia''' is the primary sexual attraction to the [[elderly]]. A person with such a sexual preference is a '''gerontophile'''.
'''Gerontophilia''' is the primary sexual attraction to the [[elderly]]. A person with such a sexual preference is a '''gerontophile'''.


The word ''gerontophilia'' was coined in 1901 by psychiatrist [[Richard von Krafft-Ebing]].<ref name="janssen">{{cite journal | last = Janssen | first = D.F. | year = 2014 | title = "Gerontophilia": A Forensic Archaism | journal = Sexual Offender Treatment | volume = 9 | issue = 1 | issn = 1862-2941 | url = http://www.sexaul-offender-treatment.org/130.html}}</ref><ref name="janssen2">{{cite journal | last = Janssen | first = D.F. | year = 2015 | title = "Chronophilia": Entries of Erotic Age Preference into Descriptive Psychopathology | journal = Medical History | volume = 59 | issue = 4 | pages = 575–598 | issn = 0025-7273 | doi=10.1017/mdh.2015.47 | pmid=26352305 | pmc=4595948}}</ref> It derives from [[Greek language|Greek]]: geron, meaning "old person" and philia, meaning "friendship".<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kaul | first1 = A. | last2 = Duffy | first2 = S. | year = 1991 | title = Gerontophilia: A case report | journal = [[Medicine, Science and the Law]] | volume = 31 | pages = 110–114 }}</ref> Gerontophilia is classified as a [[paraphilia]], but is not mentioned in the ''[[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]'' or [[International Classification of Diseases]].<ref name="janssen" />
The word ''gerontophilia'' was coined in 1901 by psychiatrist [[Richard von Krafft-Ebing]].<ref name="janssen">{{cite journal | last = Janssen | first = D.F. | year = 2014 | title = "Gerontophilia": A Forensic Archaism | journal = Sexual Offender Treatment | volume = 9 | issue = 1 | issn = 1862-2941 | url = http://www.sexual-offender-treatment.org/130.html}}</ref><ref name="janssen2">{{cite journal | last = Janssen | first = D.F. | year = 2015 | title = "Chronophilia": Entries of Erotic Age Preference into Descriptive Psychopathology | journal = Medical History | volume = 59 | issue = 4 | pages = 575–598 | issn = 0025-7273 | doi=10.1017/mdh.2015.47 | pmid=26352305 | pmc=4595948}}</ref> It derives from [[Greek language|Greek]]: geron, meaning "old person" and philia, meaning "friendship".<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kaul | first1 = A. | last2 = Duffy | first2 = S. | year = 1991 | title = Gerontophilia: A case report | journal = [[Medicine, Science and the Law]] | volume = 31 | pages = 110–114 }}</ref> Gerontophilia is classified as a [[paraphilia]], but is not mentioned in the ''[[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]]'' or [[International Classification of Diseases]].<ref name="janssen" />


The prevalence of gerontophilia is unknown.<ref name="janssen" /> A study of pornographic search terms on a [[peer-to-peer]] network reported that 0.15% had gerontophilic themes.<ref>{{cite conference | last1 = Hammond | first1 = S. | last2 = Quayle | first2 = E. | last3 = Kirakowski | first3 = J. | last4 = O'Halloran | first4 = E. | last5 = Wynne | first5 = F. | year = 2009 | title = An examination of problematic paraphilic use of peer to peer facilities | conference = Conference proceedings: Advances in the analysis of online paedophile activity | location = Paris, France | citeseerx=10.1.1.167.8208 | page = 65}}</ref> [[Sex offender]]s with elderly victims do not necessarily have gerontophilia. There are other possible motivations for these offenses, such as rage or sadism, or the increased vulnerability of elderly as a social group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stopvaw.org/sexual_assault_and_vulnerable_populations|title=Sexual Assault and Vulnerable Populations|website=www.stopvaw.org|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> which are factors that may not involve a sexual preference for the elderly. There are no studies showing that most such offenders are gerontophiles. In one small study, two of six sex offenders against the elderly evinced gerontophilic tendencies.<ref name="ball">{{cite journal | last = Ball | first = H. N. | year = 2005 | title = Sexual offending on elderly women: A review | journal = Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology | volume = 16 | issue = 1 | pages = 127–138 | doi=10.1080/14789940412331290076}}</ref> Gerontophilia can also be expressed with consenting elderly partners in a legal context.<ref name="janssen" /><ref name="lussier">{{cite book | last1 = Milner | first1 = Joel S. | last2 = Dopke | first2 = Cynthia A. | last3 = Crouch | first3 = Julie L. | date= 2008 | title = Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment, 2nd edition | publisher = The Guilford Press | page = 388 | chapter = Paraphilia Not Otherwise Specified: Psychopathology and Theory | editor1-last = Laws | editor1-first = D. Richard}}</ref>
The prevalence of gerontophilia is unknown.<ref name="janssen" /> A study of pornographic search terms on a [[peer-to-peer]] network reported that 0.15% had gerontophilic themes.<ref>{{cite conference | last1 = Hammond | first1 = S. | last2 = Quayle | first2 = E. | last3 = Kirakowski | first3 = J. | last4 = O'Halloran | first4 = E. | last5 = Wynne | first5 = F. | year = 2009 | title = An examination of problematic paraphilic use of peer to peer facilities | conference = Conference proceedings: Advances in the analysis of online paedophile activity | location = Paris, France | citeseerx=10.1.1.167.8208 | page = 65}}</ref> [[Sex offender]]s with elderly victims do not necessarily have gerontophilia. There are other possible motivations for these offenses, such as rage or sadism, or the increased vulnerability of elderly as a social group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stopvaw.org/sexual_assault_and_vulnerable_populations|title=Sexual Assault and Vulnerable Populations|website=www.stopvaw.org|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> which are factors that may not involve a sexual preference for the elderly. There are no studies showing that most such offenders are gerontophiles. In one small study, two of six sex offenders against the elderly evinced gerontophilic tendencies.<ref name="ball">{{cite journal | last = Ball | first = H. N. | year = 2005 | title = Sexual offending on elderly women: A review | journal = Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology | volume = 16 | issue = 1 | pages = 127–138 | doi=10.1080/14789940412331290076}}</ref> Gerontophilia can also be expressed with consenting elderly partners in a legal context.<ref name="janssen" /><ref name="lussier">{{cite book | last1 = Milner | first1 = Joel S. | last2 = Dopke | first2 = Cynthia A. | last3 = Crouch | first3 = Julie L. | date= 2008 | title = Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment, 2nd edition | publisher = The Guilford Press | page = 388 | chapter = Paraphilia Not Otherwise Specified: Psychopathology and Theory | editor1-last = Laws | editor1-first = D. Richard}}</ref>

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For the film, see Gerontophilia (film).

Gerontophilia is the primary sexual attraction to the elderly. A person with such a sexual preference is a gerontophile.

The word gerontophilia was coined in 1901 by psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing.[1][2] It derives from Greek: geron, meaning "old person" and philia, meaning "friendship".[3] Gerontophilia is classified as a paraphilia, but is not mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or International Classification of Diseases.[1]

The prevalence of gerontophilia is unknown.[1] A study of pornographic search terms on a peer-to-peer network reported that 0.15% had gerontophilic themes.[4] Sex offenders with elderly victims do not necessarily have gerontophilia. There are other possible motivations for these offenses, such as rage or sadism, or the increased vulnerability of elderly as a social group,[5] which are factors that may not involve a sexual preference for the elderly. There are no studies showing that most such offenders are gerontophiles. In one small study, two of six sex offenders against the elderly evinced gerontophilic tendencies.[6] Gerontophilia can also be expressed with consenting elderly partners in a legal context.[1][7]

Research on gerontophilia is limited to a small number of case studies, beginning with a paper by French physician Charles Féré in 1905. Féré described a 27-year-old man who rejected an arranged marriage with a 20-year-old "beauty" in favor of a 62-year-old woman.[1] Such studies commonly report that the subject had an early sexual experience with a much older woman.[6]

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  1. ^ a b c d e Janssen, D.F. (2014). ""Gerontophilia": A Forensic Archaism". Sexual Offender Treatment. 9 (1). ISSN 1862-2941.
  2. ^ Janssen, D.F. (2015). ""Chronophilia": Entries of Erotic Age Preference into Descriptive Psychopathology". Medical History. 59 (4): 575–598. doi:10.1017/mdh.2015.47. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 4595948. PMID 26352305.
  3. ^ Kaul, A.; Duffy, S. (1991). "Gerontophilia: A case report". Medicine, Science and the Law. 31: 110–114.
  4. ^ Hammond, S.; Quayle, E.; Kirakowski, J.; O'Halloran, E.; Wynne, F. (2009). An examination of problematic paraphilic use of peer to peer facilities. Conference proceedings: Advances in the analysis of online paedophile activity. Paris, France. p. 65. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.167.8208.
  5. ^ "Sexual Assault and Vulnerable Populations". www.stopvaw.org. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  6. ^ a b Ball, H. N. (2005). "Sexual offending on elderly women: A review". Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 16 (1): 127–138. doi:10.1080/14789940412331290076.
  7. ^ Milner, Joel S.; Dopke, Cynthia A.; Crouch, Julie L. (2008). "Paraphilia Not Otherwise Specified: Psychopathology and Theory". In Laws, D. Richard (ed.). Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment, 2nd edition. The Guilford Press. p. 388.
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