Gender dissonance: Diagnostic reform of gender identity disorder for adults

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 71-89

  Winters, Kelley ^a  

^a Gender Identity Center of Colorado Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; Gender; Gender identity; Gender Identity Disorder; Psychiatry; Stigma; Transsexual; Traris gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746609730     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v17n03_04     Document Type: Article

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