MMPI-2 characteristics of transsexuals requesting sex reassignment: Comparison of patients in prehormonal and presurgical phases

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 368-374

  Gómez Gil, Esther ^a,b   Vidal Hagemeijer, Angela ^a   Salamero, Manel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; INTROVERSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DEVIATION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 46349086592     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890802108022     Document Type: Article

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