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James M. Cantor, PhD,
CPsych Associate Professor Department of
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Dr. James Cantor is a clinical and research psychologist studying human sexuality and sexual problems. He has been applying MRI and other techniques to examine the role of the brain in pedophilia and hebephilia (the sexual preference for prepubescent and pubescent aged children) for over ten years. James Cantor is
the Head of Research in the Law and Mental Health Program of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and is
called up to consult internationally on the scientific study of paraphilias
and sexual offenses. He is
currently the Editor-in-Chief of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and
Treatment (SAJRT), the official journal of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Dr. Cantor is an Associate
Professor of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Cantor’s
team has found that men with pedophilia or hebephilia differ from typical men
in multiple ways: On brain scans, pedophilic and hebephilic men show
significantly less white matter in large brain regions (called the superior
occipitofrontal fasciculus and the right arcuate fasciculus). On other testing, pedophilic and
hebephilic men show significantly lower mean IQs, a three-fold elevation in
the odds of being non-right-handed, a greater probability of having suffered
head injuries during childhood, and a deficit in physical height that is
double the effect that emerges from when mothers smoke cigarettes during
pregnancy. Their research results have been reported in Psychological Bulletin, the Journal
of Psychiatric Research, the Archives
of Sexual Behavior, and SAJRT. Dr. Cantor’s clinical activities focus on the assessment and treatment of persons dealing with illegal or clinically significant sexual behaviours or interests, including pedophilia and hypersexuality. Manuscripts to be
considered for publication in SAJRT should be submitted electronically by
uploading through the journal’s submission portal, available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sajrt. Dr. Cantor also serves on the
editorial boards of the Archives of Sexual Behavior and The Journal of Sex Research. Dr. Cantor is a member of the International
Academy of Sex Research, the Society for the Scientific Study of
Sexuality, and the Society for Neuroscience. |
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Contact Info
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Dr. James Cantor Clinical Sexology Service Law & Mental Health Program Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
office: 416-535-8501 ext. 4078 fax: 416-979-6965 (attn: James Cantor) email: james_cantor@camh.net |
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Last updated 9 October 2011 |
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