Anxiety and depression in males experiencing gender dysphoria

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-81

  Megeri, Deepak ^a   Khoosal, Deenesh ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

EID: 34347234178     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699200600565905     Document Type: Article

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