4] Psychologist Bruce Rind and sociologist Richard Yuill published criticism of the classification of hebephilia as a mental disorder, although their view is that Blanchard et al. successfully established hebephilia as a "genuine sexual preference." They suggested that if hebephilia were listed in the DSM-5, that it be coded as a "non-disordered condition that creates significant problems in present-day society".[9]Blanchard's proposal to add hebephilia to the DSM-5 proved controversial,[1][10] and was not adopted.[11]
