Fear of devaluation: Understanding the experience of intersexed women with androgen insensitivity syndrome

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-100

  Alderson, Julie ^a,c   Madill, Anna ^a   Balen, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MODEL; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; COMMUNICATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 1142298749     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910704322778740     Document Type: Article

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