Gender identity disorder in a girl with autism -a case report

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 170-173

  Landen M ^a,b   Rasmussen, P ^a,b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism; Case report; Gender identity disorder; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHORIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CLOMIPRAMINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0030722882     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007870050026     Document Type: Article

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