Relationship challenges and relationship maintenance activities following disclosure of transsexualism

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 909-916

  Alegría, C Aramburu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Families; Qualitative research; Relationship maintenance; Transgender families; Transgender nursing; Transsexual families

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 78449303168     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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