Gender dysphoria and cross-dressing in people with intellectual disability: A literature review

Mental Retardation

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 260-271

  Parkes, Georgina ^a,b   Hall, Ian ^c  

^a SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TRANSVESTISM;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSVESTISM;

EID: 33746914430     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: 00476765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2006)44[260:GDACIP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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