Testing the prenatal hormone hypothesis of tic-related disorders: Gender identity and gender role behavior

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 407-420

  Alexander, Gerianne M ^a,b   Peterson, Bradley S ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; TIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 16544384914     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095457940404458X     Document Type: Article

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