Psychological burdens are associated with young male transsexuals in Korea

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-421

  Kim, Tae Suk ^a   Cheon, Young Hoon ^b   Pae, Chi Un ^a   Kim, Jung Jin ^a   Lee, Chang Uk ^a   Lee, Su Jung ^a   Paik, In Ho ^a   Lee, Chul ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Kilian Keaney Emotion Behavior Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Depression; Family relationship; Self esteem; Social anxiety; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 33745946857     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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