A Follow-Up Study of Girls With Gender Identity Disorder

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-45

  Drummond, Kelley D ^a   Bradley, Susan J ^b   Peterson Badali, Michele ^a   Zucker, Kenneth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

follow up; gender identity; gender identity disorder; girls; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FANTASY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FANTASY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 38549113642     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.1.34     Document Type: Article

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