Gender identity disorders in childhood and adolescence: A critical inquiry

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 7-34

  Hill, Darryl B ^a   Rozanski, Christina ^b   Carfagnini, Jessica ^d   Willoughby, Brian ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Gender; Gender dysphoria; Gender Identity Disorder; Gender identity disorder of childhood and adolescence; GID; GIDC; Transgender; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746604376     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v17n03_02     Document Type: Article

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