Assessing the Utility of Diagnostic Criteria: A Multisite Study on Gender Identity Disorder

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 180-190

  Paap, Muirne C S ^a,b   Kreukels, Baudewijntje P C ^c   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^c   Richter Appelt, Hertha ^d   De Cuypere, Griet ^e   Haraldsen, Ira R ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; DSM; Gender identity disorder; International study; Item response theory; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 78650767821     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02066.x     Document Type: Article

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