Process toward consensus on recommendations for revision of the DSM diagnoses of gender identity disorders by the world professional association fortransgender health

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 54-59

  Knudson, Gail ^a   de Cuypere, Griet ^b   Bockting, Walter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM; Gender identity disorder; Transgender; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956904300     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2010.509213     Document Type: Article

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