Clinician judgment in the diagnosis of gender identity disorder in children

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-412

  Ehrbar, Randall D ^a   Witty, Marjorie C ^b   Ehrbar, Hans G ^c   Bockting, Walter O ^d  

^a New Leaf Services for Our Community   (United States)

^b ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; SELF REPORT; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 51049118126     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802219398     Document Type: Article

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